Ellen Mercer inhaled two to three 'big bottles' of the substance each day, an inquest heard.
Laughing gas abuse contributed to the death of a 24-year-old student from a blood clot, a coroner has concluded.
Her death was caused by nitrous oxide abuse and immobility that led to the development of a pulmonary embolism, senior coroner Heidi Connor concluded on Wednesday. The inquest heard that a post-mortem examination report found Ms Mercer’s death to have been caused by bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism, deep vein thrombosis, and “long-term complications of nitrous oxide use”.Ms Connor said: “This case has highlighted how hugely dangerous it is to use nitrous oxide.The inquest also heard that Ms Mercer had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but local services had failed to follow up on her mental health review.
The coroner said she would write a regulation 28 report into the use of VTE risk assessments in emergency departments.
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