Image source, Family handout

A mother-of-one died after a breathing tube was put into her food pipe, despite staff raising concerns it was inserted incorrectly, an inquest heard.

Emma Currell, 32, had just received dialysis and was heading home to Hatfield, Hertfordshire, in an ambulance when she had a seizure.

She returned to Watford General Hospital, where the tube was inserted.

The hearing was told she went into cardiac arrest and died that night, on 5 September 2020.

Ms Currell had required dialysis for nephrotic syndrome, a kidney disease that leads to leakage of protein from the blood into the urine and a build-up of water in the body.

The inquest in Hatfield was told that while waiting in accident and emergency, Ms Currell experienced a second seizure.

An anaesthetic team was called to sedate her as her tongue had swelled and she was bleeding from the mouth.

Image source, South Beds News Agency

Dr Sabu Syed, who was a trainee anaesthetist, told the hearing: "I used suction to remove blood and I was able to push the tongue to the side and got a partial and Twitter. If you have a story suggestion email eastofenglandnews@bbc.co.uk

Related Topics