The Dechoker ACD – Airway Clearance Device – has been developed for use in a choking emergency when existing Basic Life Support techniques have failed.
When a person’s airway is obstructed and they cannot breathe – either with food or another object – then time is absolutely critical. The hand-held Dechoker creates directed suction over the airway and is designed to remove food, liquid or other obstructions.
The team of people behind Dechoker are committed to one thing – saving lives.
Our people (we don’t have a sales team) work closely with our clients to support them when they need it – whilst providing advice and guidance for those wanting to know what they can do to reduce the risk of choking.
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.
A care home resident from Rochester died after choking on a lump of pork which became stuck in his airway.
Care home staff say Mr Suggett was chewing slowly and began to go blue in the face. Gerald Suggett, 68, lived at Copperfields Care Home in Villa Road, Higham, in Rochester at the time of the incident.
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Last week the first shipment of Dechoker devices began to arrive at the offices of Voyage Care in Lichfield – ready to be rolled out withing weeks.
It’s not often that we deliver directly to a head office, but Voyage Care have their PPE distribution well managed and Dechoker devices will begin to go out to services shortly.
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A care home run by Royal Star & Garter in Solihull has been rated ‘Outstanding’ in all five areas in a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.
The home earned the top rating across all five tested areas – Safety, Effectiveness, Care, Responsiveness and Leadership – following an inspection.
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