Boy dies after choking on food at school in Croatia

A tragic incident occurred at an elementary school in Velika Gorica, Croatia, where a nine-year-old boy passed away during a school break on Monday.

According to initial reports, the boy was eating a doughnut when he took too large a bite, which became lodged in his airway. He became ill shortly after, and emergency medical services were immediately called to the scene.

“

The emergency services did what they could. The boy, during the break, was eating a doughnut and, as the teachers and children told us, he took too big a bite and simply inhaled it.

Despite the swift response from two emergency teams and multiple resuscitation attempts, medical personnel were unable to save the child's life. Siniša Golub, head of the emergency medical service, confirmed the efforts made by his teams. "The emergency services did what they could. The boy, during the break, was eating a doughnut and, as the teachers and children told us, he took too big a bite and simply inhaled it," Golub stated.

Golub also noted that school staff had minimal options for intervention in such a critical situation. "School staff couldn't do much. It's layman's resuscitation, which is difficult to help someone when their airway is blocked, unfortunately," he added. The incident is being treated as an unfortunate accident.

“

School staff couldn't do much. It's layman's resuscitation, which is difficult to help someone when their airway is blocked, unfortunately.