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Fatal Syncope-Related Fall After Immunization
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005;159:1083.
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A 15-year-old boy with no known medical problems experienced vasovagal syncope several minutes after the third dose of hepatitis B vaccine. He fell backwards onto a concrete floor covered by a thin carpet, striking his occiput, and was momentarily unconscious. He briefly regained consciousness and complained of pain in the chest and arms. Then he reportedly had convulsions and went into cardiopulmonary arrest. Resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful. In a nearby emergency department, he was found to be in ventricular fibrillation, and attempts at defibrillation were unsuccessful. Autopsy revealed frontal lobe contusions, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral edema, and no skull fracture. The death was ruled as accidental, and the medical examiner concluded that a vasovagal reaction had led to this injury. This death was first reported in the lay press, and then the events were reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has previously . . . [Full Text of this Article]AUTHOR INFORMATION
Emily Jane Woo, MD, MPH;
Robert Ball, MD, MPH, ScM;
M. Miles Braun, MD, MPH for the VAERS Working Group
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