Less than 5 months since it first saved a life in the UK, and under a year since it was launched in the UK, Dechoker has once again prevented another care home resident from a choking death.
Set in the beautiful yet somewhat remote rolling fields of the Essex countryside, Dudbrook Hall dates back to the 15th Century and provides care for the elderly, those with memory impairments and Dementia.
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Read MoreA three day inquest at Reading Town Hall has started into the death of Anne Roberts.
A mental health patient was warned to sit up moments before she choked to death on a slice of chocolate cake, an inquest has heard.
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Read MoreDechoker are pleased to announce they have recorded their 5th life saved in the UK after their Airway-Clearance Device was called upon last week, this time at a Nursing Home in Oxfordshire.
As in all 4 previous cases, a piece of food had became stuck in a resident’s airway and who was now rapidly turning blue.
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Read MoreTwo patients are reported to have died and five more came to “significant harm” after people with swallowing difficulties were given inappropriate food, according to NHS Improvement.
The regulator received reports of hash browns, mince and sponge cake being fed to patients in England who were supposed to be on liquidised food.
Hundreds of choking or coughing incidents also occurred from 2015-17.
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