HOW BRITISH DIPLOMAT TO NIGERIA SLUMPED & DIED OF SEVERE ASTHMA ATTACK!

The British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Peter Leslie Carter who slumped and died on Tuesday, 2nd September 2014 is confirmed to have died of severe asthma attack. This was contained in a letter signed by Drs E.E Ukatu and Abdullahi, of the Port Health Services, Federal Ministry of Health. The letter stated that, “The Port Health Services was called on Tuesday by a Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) medical nurse at about 4.07 p.m. from the D arrival screening point to see a passenger (the deceased), said to have arrived aboard a United Airlines flight from Houston, Texas. It was reported that after disembarking, the passenger was observed to be clutching his chest and asking for help. In the course of examination, he was asked if he was asthmatic, and he said ‘maybe’.

“On examination, he was found to be pale and in respiratory distress (gasping for breath), his pulse was rapid and thready. Based on his response to the question if he was asthmatic, a Ventolin inhaler was administered, but was not effective, as the patient was restless and threw the inhaler to the floor. He was placed on the left lateral position and at the same time, oxygen was called for. Efforts were made to administer oxygen, while a second doctor was called and suction applied via a suction machine to clear the airway. Subsequently, the patient suffered a cardio-pulmonary arrest; the radial and carotid pulses were no longer palpable and patient was observed to be cyanosed. Attempts at resuscitation proved abortive. Pupils were fixed and dilated and patient was certified dead at 4.26 p.m”.

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