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Always chew your food
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 8:59 pm
by Gob
A father of three choked to death as he tried to eat a McDonald's cheeseburger in one mouthful, an inquest has heard.
Darren Bray, 29, of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, blacked out as he ate the 99p burger following a night out with friends in October 2015.
Cardiff Coroner's Court heard Mr Bray, who had been drinking, but not enough to affect his judgement, died from a blockage to his airway.
A death by misadventure conclusion was recorded.
The hearing was told Mr Bray said "watch this" to his friends as he squashed the burger in half and put it in his mouth.
Friend Sam Bisgrove said: "I could see him trying to cough it up and he was making horrible coughing noises.
"I tried to hit his back to help him clear his airway."
Paramedics arrived and performed CPR on Mr Bray, who was at a friend's house in Barry, but were unable to restart his heart and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Dr Rhiannon Trefor told the hearing there was an 8cm by 5cm (3in by 1.9in) ball of food stuck in his throat.
"He would not have been able to breathe... with that in his airway," she said.
Re: Always chew your food
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 11:01 pm
by dales
Cardiff Coroner's Court heard Mr Bray, who had been drinking, but not enough to affect his judgement, died from a blockage to his airway.
That's debatable.
HEY, WATCH THIS!
Re: Always chew your food
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:28 am
by TPFKA@W
I tried to hit his back to help him clear his airway.
Idiot.
Re: Always chew your food
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 1:56 am
by Joe Guy
Cardiff Coroner's Court heard Mr Bray, who had been drinking, but not enough to affect his judgement, died from a blockage to his airway.
In other words, he was a danger to himself even when he was sober...
Re: Always chew your food
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 3:11 am
by MG McAnick
They've never heard of the Heimlich maneuver in Vale of Glamorgan? With friends like that, you don't need any enemies.
ONLY McDONALDS
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:22 am
by RayThom
You Deserve a Breath Today... Ba da ba ba ba... I'm leavin' it.
Re: Always chew your food
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:25 am
by BoSoxGal
Re: Always chew your food
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:25 pm
by Joe Guy
Darren Bray, McDead at 29.
Re: Always chew your food
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:49 pm
by MajGenl.Meade
The Hambungler - he only did it for a choke
Re: Always chew your food
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 6:41 pm
by oldr_n_wsr
Mr Bray, who had been drinking, but not enough to affect his judgement
Guess he was born that way.
You can't fix stupid.
Re: Always chew your food
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 6:44 pm
by Big RR
He may not have been born a stupid idiot, but he clearly died as one.
Re: Always chew your food
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 6:52 pm
by oldr_n_wsr
He may not have been born a stupid idiot
Ahh, the age old question, nature or nurture?
Re: Always chew your food
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 12:24 pm
by kmccune
In a case like that you ,try to dig it out (panic ,and the squeamish factor ,I suppose - we will never know ,we werent there )one of my acquaintances chastised me when I said I would attempt to save someones life with techniques I probably wasnt well versed in .I suppose you could stand by and let someone die ,my Mother is usually incapable of calling 911 when a crises occurs ,panic I suppose .
About the finger airway clearing technique ,I saw my Dad do it more then once .when one of us boys (6 boys in all ,no girls in my family ) would get choked .The young ones would usually get choked on a hot dog or a round piece of candy . a wad of bread and the rest of a fast food meal would be hard to extricate ,I would imagine , (that stuff seems to turn into a lump in your stomach anyhow )
Re: Always chew your food
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 7:42 pm
by rubato
Re: Always chew your food
This was McDonald's.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Always chew your food
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:05 pm
by MajGenl.Meade
I was torn between writing, "Not much gets past you, rube!"
and
"That's a pretty good joke, rube!"
(a. McD's customers don't chew; b. McD's and 'food' may be an oxymoron).
So there's both - just in case.
Re: Always chew your food
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 1:01 pm
by kmccune
Major ,if it wasnt in such poor taste ,I would have to agree .
