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.
It’s easy to forget that when a choking incident occurs the implications can be huge – even if the person survives. There is the trauma to the individual, the impact on staff and also the residents around them.
If the person requires and visit to A&E then a member of staff is going to need to accompany them. The implications around Covid-19 and being off site will also need to be considered.
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A supported living service on the South Coast has become the latest Adult Care provider to deploy a Dechoker ACD when a a resident began to choke. The Risk Assessment completed by the care provider had demonstrated that in the event of a choking incident a response would have been very limited.
Whilst back blows and abdominal thrusts may be suitable for the majority, as a permanent wheelchair user it is clear the the latter or, even both of these procedures, will present a challenge.
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KNOWING what to do – yet being unable to do it – could be more frustrating than NOT KNOWING what to do. In a life or death situation this is fairly obvious, and yet it happens multiple times a day in adult care.
The Dechoker ACD does NOT replace Choking Basic Life Support (and for the record we have never suggested otherwise) and is there as a last resort when exiting procedures prove ineffective.
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