Carers at Newcastle based adult care provider Hadrian Healthcare, recently updated their skills using the new Dechoker training course, supported by their existing eLearning provider Care Shield.
The complete CPD Certified module is now available on the Care Shield platform, allowing instant access to shared clients of both companies if required.
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Set in the beautiful village of Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire, staff at the Shipston Lodge Nursing Home have recently undertaken new choking awareness and response training.
With the significant risk of choking in the elderly the family-run, all-inclusive home installed Dechoker emergency choking equipment before opening in 2019 and have now updated their skills.
Lunchtime could have become a very different situation after a Northampton care home resident began to choke on some food.
In response care staff began to deliver choking First Aid which failed to remove the obstruction, leaving care staff with almost nothing else they could do.
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Staff at an Essex based provider of step down services and long-term residential care came to the aid of wheelchair user who began to choke this week.
When existing first aid treatments failed they turned to one of their Dechoker ACD kits which removed the scrambled egg. With staff knowing what to do the process took just seconds.
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Lovett Care has further demonstrated their commitment to staff and resident safety with the deployment of multiple Dechoker devices across all of their homes.
The Staffordshire and Cheshire based adult care provider has also invested in additional staff training both hands on and using the Dechoker CPD Certified eLearning course hosted by their existing provider.
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A well rehearsed plan of action helped staff prevent a care home resident in their 90s from choking to death on yoghurt. Carers at the Essex based provider knew exactly what to do when the lunchtime incident occurred.
Recognising the significantly increased risk of choking to the elderly, all staff had only recently undertaken refresher training on the use of Dechoker using the CPD certified eLearning course.
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John Rodwell, 73, was a resident of Norfolk Lodge Care Home in Hunstanton, Norfolk.
At the inquest opening in Norwich, area coroner Yvonne Blake said Mr Rodwell died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Lynn last year.
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