A 58-year-old mother has died of accidental paracetamol overdose in New Zealand after drinking high volume of lemsip as medication. Find more details on her death.
Joan Ita Bergin was a mother originally from New Zealand and currently based in Lancashire-North England.
She was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance after she started vomiting on Christmas Day.
She was heavily vomiting coffee-colored mucus, showing signs of elevated liver enzymes and possible intoxication.
She also had suffered from low oxygen levels and after a long battle with the illness, she passed away of liver failure on January 7, 2022.
Details On Lemsip Overdose Death In New Zealand
The death of 58 years old New Zealand-born mother Joan Ita Bergin was reported from Lancashire, England on January 7, 2022, of liver failure.
Joan Ita Bergin was suffering from a bad chest and severe cold since December and she was regularly using the Lemsip medication to fight off her cold and flu.
Unbeknownst to her, the active unprescribed medication that she was taking in the form of syrup Lemsip contained paracetamol and she was unintentionally overdosing on them.
Joan Ita Begin’s son Matthew rushed her to Royal Preston Hospital after she vomited biles and dark-colored mucus.
She was assigned immediately to the ICU unit where she suffered from liver deterioration and succumbed to her illness.
Who Was Joan Ita Bergin?
Joan Ita Bergin was a New Zealand-born mother of one, who died in Lancashire, England after accidental overdosing on Lemsip.
She was living in the Northern part of England after moving there.
She died of liver failure at Royal Preston Hospital.
Explore Joan Ita Bergin’s Children And Family Details
Not much has been shared about Joan Ita Bergin’s family details to maintain privacy at this moment of great sadness.
She had one son Matthew, who rushed her to the hospital after her condition degraded.