The son of a Tarbert woman who died due to anaphylactic shock, after she had been prescribed penicillin despite being allergic to it, wants doctors and medical centres to review their file systems.
73-year-old Patricia Bewick of Shannon Breeze, Kilcolgan, Tarbert, died at University Hospital Kerry on July 17th 2019, after being brought there by ambulance, having gone into cardiac arrest at home.
An inquest into Ms Bewick’s death, held yesterday at Tralee Circuit Court, returned a verdict of anaphylactic shock due to an allergy to penicillin, which had been prescribed by staff at the Tarbert Medical Centre.
Jerry spoke to Ms Bewick’s son, John, and to Niamh Ní Mhurchú, joint managing partner at Callan Tansey Solicitors, which represented the Bewick family.
