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 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.
Care staff stepped up again last week when a resident began choking and was struggling to breathe. Working together they administered first aid which failed to remove the obstruction.
Fortunately, all services within the Coverage Care group have Dechoker devices on-site and once deployed, their airway was cleared in seconds and recovery took minutes.
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Do Not Attempt Resuscitation orders or a DNAR order, as they are often known, are back in the news again. Also known as a DNACPR we are often asked if ‘a DNAR still applies when someone is choking?
With the announcement today the CQC begin are to begin a review of their use in adult care, we thought some guidance for the sector might beneficial.
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To support the people they care for – and the people that provide that care – both Sanctuary Care and Sanctuary Supported Living have become the latest adult care provider to deploy Dechoker across all sites.
More than 350 Dechoker ACD kits are now on care home and supported living sites owned by parent Sanctuary Group, with eLearning provided by My Learning Cloud.
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