27 lives saved and a 78% reduction in A&E visits as reported in a study of Dechoker by an NHS Trust setting the standard for ACD research.
To evidence both safety and efficacy of the Dechoker ACD an NHS Foundation Trust completed both a practical and clinical study of the device. This has now been peer-reviewed and published.
Reviewing 27 incidents where a Dechoker has been used, the study also examines the current guidance around choking.
The team at Dechoker UK are committed to one thing – saving lives in a choking emergency.
Our people work closely with our clients to support them when they need it – providing advice and guidance for those wanting to reduce the risk of choking death.
Dechoker uses suction to remove obstructions blocking a person’s airway and preventing them from breathing. Using suction – not force – the effect on liquids is just as impressive.
Compliance, regulation and most importantly safety are at the core of everything we do at Dechoker – and has been since day 1. If you represent a CCG, NHS Trust, Local Authority, Council or other organisation and want to know more about Dechoker please get in touch.
AN INQUEST has heard how an 80-year-old care home resident choked to death, after confusion over how to respond because a DNAR was in place.
Robert Murray was eating breakfast at the Avalon Nursing Home in Eastbourne, East Sussex when he began to choke. An apparent lack of awareness meant no ambulance was sent and the resident later died.
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The CQC have rated a Kent Care Home as Inadequate after an inspection found residents at risk of choking. This included inspectors witnessing unsafe practices during the inspection.
The provider had been ask to complete an action plan at a prior inspection where failings had also been previously highlighted.
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A CORONER has heard how a woman detained under the Mental Health Act at the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury, Bucks, managed to take their own life despite being under observation.
Amanda Gibbens was taken to Stoke Mandeville Hospital in July 2020 after the incident on the Ruby Ward but died. The inquest held last month, concluded the cause of death was Hypoxic Brain Injury as a result of Asphyxiation.
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