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Clinical Communiqué Volume 8 Issue 1 March 2021

In our first edition we look at deaths due to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

Welcome to our fourth and final edition of the Clinical Communiqué, for 2020, a year like no other.

Now more than ever, we need to talk about health care worker safety.

In this edition we explore two cases where death occurred in secure settings - a correctional facility and a mental health facility.

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the world as we know it.

Two cases of a condition which has the dangerous combination of a missable diagnosis, and a potential for rapid, lethal deterioration.

Thunderstorm asthma events can trigger severe asthma symptoms in susceptible individuals and potentially rapidly overwhelm health services.

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A resident is administered medication to which he has a known allergy leading to death prompting a review of practice and systems of care.

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This edition examines how the workforce issues impact resident safety and quality of care through three separate cases.

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