January 2022 - Dechoker

Inquest: Staffordshire Coroner to Investigate Care Home Choking Death

Posted on 26 January 202226 January 2022 by Dechoker UK

A nursing home resident has died after a ‘choking incident’. Jean Powell, aged 73, passed away on 31st December at the Royal Stoke University Hospital.

Mark Henley, assistant coroner for Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire, opening the inquest, said: “Shortly before her death, Jean Powell suffered a choking incident which potentially was an unnatural event linked to her death, therefore an inquest will need to be held.”
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LIVES SAVED: Another Week, Another 2 Lives Saved with Dechoker

Posted on 24 January 202224 January 2022 by Dechoker UK

We are continuing the year with another 2 Care Home home providers deploying their Dechoker ACD equipment in a choking emergency. Once again care staff were forced to turn to the equipment when they ran out of options with First Aid.

The homes, at near opposite ends of the country in Liverpool and Southampton, both belong to separate care providers who Dechoker kits across all services.
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Adult Care Provider Fined over £½ Million for Choking Death

Posted on 13 January 202213 January 2022 by Dechoker UK

Care Home provider HC-One has been fined £640,00 by the Health and Safety Investigation Unit after a resident in their died after choking on a doughnut taken from a trolley.

The 65-year old woman was on a modified diet at the time, with the court hearing the resident had been offered unsuitable items in the past.
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LIVES SAVED: 2 Care Home choking deaths prevented in first week of 2022

Posted on 12 January 202212 January 2022 by Dechoker UK

With multiple Dechoker ACD kits deployed BEFORE Christmas, the FIRST WEEK of the New Year has already seen 2 choking deaths prevented in 2 different adult care settings within days.

In one case staff struggled to deliver Back Blows and Abdominal Thrusts/Heimlich due to the individual being a wheelchair user. In both cases, the Dechoker successfully removed the obstruction and the resident’s recovered quickly.
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Inquest: Another Care Home resident choking death 8 days before Christmas

Posted on 10 January 202210 January 2022 by Dechoker UK

A Coroner will hear how another Care Home resident apparently choked to death in Wrexham. The news comes after a a second Care Home choking death was reported just 10 miles away the week before.

In both cases an inquest into their deaths will be heard at County Court in Ruthin, North Wales, in the coming months.
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LIVES SAVED: Three residents and their families able to enjoy Christmas

Posted on 6 January 20226 January 2022 by Dechoker UK

In the few weeks leading up to Christmas, three of our Adult Care clients deployed their Dechoker ACD equipment in a life or death choking emergency. And with only a few days into the New Year, we have already recorded our first life-saved.

In each case, not only was their a positive outcome, none of those involved were required to attend A&E after the incident. A clear and obvious improvement over what was most likely leading to a very different outcome.
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Inquest: Resident died after choking on piece of bacon at Care Home

Posted on 5 January 20225 January 2022 by Dechoker UK

An inquest held at Ruthin County Hall in North Wales has heard how the 97-year-old resident had been eating a bowl of porridge and some bacon for his breakfast on 11th December, just a few weeks before Christmas.

Care staff became aware that resident William Povah’s breathing had changed and was struggling for breath. They began to deliver First Aid treatment in an attempt to clear the blockage.
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Inquest: Staffordshire Coroner to Investigate Care Home Choking Death

LIVES SAVED: Another Week, Another 2 Lives Saved with Dechoker

Adult Care Provider Fined over £½ Million for Choking Death

LIVES SAVED: 2 Care Home choking deaths prevented in first week of 2022

Inquest: Another Care Home resident choking death 8 days before Christmas

LIVES SAVED: Three residents and their families able to enjoy Christmas

Inquest: Resident died after choking on piece of bacon at Care Home