Woman dies after inhaling scrambled eggs in hospital
The woman died eating scrambled eggs in hospital. Picture: Getty Getty
An elderly woman has died after inhaling scrambled eggs, an inquest in the UK has heard.
Roma Barker, 86, died in January at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital while eating lunch, Gloucestershire Live reports.
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The inquest heard Mrs Barker had been admitted to hospital because of a chest infection.
She was eating scrambled eggs when she “started to cough and collapsed”.
The coroner said a doctor tried to save Mrs Barker but she was pronounced dead a short time later.
“She had no history of eating problems,” the coroner added.
It was concluded the 86-year-old died of asphyxia by food.
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