A patient choked on a sandwich from a snack box and died whilst in hospital for a swollen leg. Peter Raby a 74-year-old choked and passed away within 15 minutes in June last year.
An inquest held at Derby and Derbyshire Coroners Court heard how Mr Raby was due to return to his care home when the incident occurred. Two staff on the ward at the time were unable to clear the airway.
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An inquest has heard how a patient at Northern General Hospital died after choking on a sandwich she should not have been given. Joan Howard was given the food despite warnings from her family regarding the risks.
In a response to the coroner’s report the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said that it will ‘learn’ from the incident after several concerns were raised.
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