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An 80-year-old man choked to death on his breakfast because care home staff misunderstood a ‘do not resuscitate order’ on his medical file, a coroner has found.
Robert Murray died at Avalon Nursing Home in Eastbourne in June 2021 after a piece of fruit became lodged in his throat.
Staff immediately called 999 when he stopped breathing and a crew of paramedics were dispatched.
But staff then told the dispatcher that Mr Murray had a do not resuscitate (DNR) form on his medical records and the ambulance was stood down.