Woman died from blood clot after 44 hours in emergency

A YOUNG Tallaght woman,who had undergone weight-loss surgery in Turkey, died from a blood clot shortly after she had spent almost 44 hours sitting in an overcrowded emergency department, an inquest has heard.

Erin Dennis (26), a betting shop worker of Cushlawn, Tallaght, Dublin died on March 2, 2022 after collapsing at home shortly after she had left the emergency department at Tallaght University Hospital.