Woman suffered irreversible brain damage after choking on croissant, inquest told

Woman died as a result of injuries sustained from a lack of oxygen to the brain five days after experiencing a choking incident while having dinner at home with her sister

Coroner said medical records from St James’s Hospital showed doctors were concerned about the lack of oxygen to the patient’s brain as a result of the choking incident and a decision was ultimately taken to switch off her life-support machine. 

A woman suffered irreversible brain damage after choking on a croissant in her home 16 months ago, an inquest has heard.

Maria FitzGerald, 70, of Cormac Terrace, Terenure, Dublin, died in St James’s Hospital in Dublin on October 29, 2021 as a result of injuries sustained from a lack of oxygen to the brain five days after experiencing a choking incident while having dinner at home with her sister.