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| Thunderstorm asthma: more health warnings as former police chief examines response | |
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| One of Victoria’s former police chiefs will lead the review into Ambulance Victoria’s handling of the deadly thunderstorm asthma event that hit Melbourne. | |
| Tim Cartwright, who was acting Victoria police chief commissioner in 2015, will review the response to the world’s worst recorded thunderstorm asthma attack, which killed eight people in Melbourne two weeks ago. | Tim Cartwright, who was acting Victoria police chief commissioner in 2015, will review the response to the world’s worst recorded thunderstorm asthma attack, which killed eight people in Melbourne two weeks ago. |
| “We know there were a number of families who lost loved ones and it is essential we review every aspect of our response so we can learn lessons from events such as this,” Ambulance Victoria’s chief executive, Tony Walker, said. | “We know there were a number of families who lost loved ones and it is essential we review every aspect of our response so we can learn lessons from events such as this,” Ambulance Victoria’s chief executive, Tony Walker, said. |
| Victorians have been warned to prepare for more thunderstorm asthma attacks on Sunday, with the National Asthma Council Australia saying expected thunderstorm conditions combined with high pollen counts can lead to breathing problems for people with asthma and hay fever. | Victorians have been warned to prepare for more thunderstorm asthma attacks on Sunday, with the National Asthma Council Australia saying expected thunderstorm conditions combined with high pollen counts can lead to breathing problems for people with asthma and hay fever. |
| The world’s worst recorded thunderstorm asthma attack saw more than 8,500 hospitalised in Victoria. | The world’s worst recorded thunderstorm asthma attack saw more than 8,500 hospitalised in Victoria. |
| “As we have seen with the recent events in Melbourne any serious asthma attack can be life-threatening and have tragic consequences,” Dr Jonathan Burdon said on Saturday. | “As we have seen with the recent events in Melbourne any serious asthma attack can be life-threatening and have tragic consequences,” Dr Jonathan Burdon said on Saturday. |
| “Act quickly if you start to have symptoms such as shortness of breath or wheezing.” | “Act quickly if you start to have symptoms such as shortness of breath or wheezing.” |
| The results of Cartwright’s review will be given to the inspector general of emergency management, who is conducting a review of the health system’s response to the storm. | The results of Cartwright’s review will be given to the inspector general of emergency management, who is conducting a review of the health system’s response to the storm. |