LIFE SAVED: Earlier this morning we were notified that a Dechoker ACD had been deployed at one of client’s adult care homes in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
Mashed potato was the culprit here, and with First Aid proving unsuccessful care staff were forced to turn to Dechoker for assistance. A superb end to what could have again been another loss for another family.
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Possible tragedy was avoided earlier this week as a care home in Cheadle, Greater Manchester deployed one of their Dechoker devices as a resident choked on some food.
Food is by far the most common cause of choking across all ages, and is surprisingly more common to result in death in the elderly that than the young.
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Relias have become latest digital learning provider to add the Dechoker ACD training course to their portfolio of courses. Adult care providers who access their LMS platform will be able to undertake the module as part of their subscription.
Relias has been providing digital learning solutions for health and social care since 2002 and have helped over 10,000 organisations globally to improve their standard of care.
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Just days after another Dechoker ACD was used to remove a piece of peeled tomato prevent a choking incident – this time broccoli was the culprit.
Some 30-minutes from the nearest ambulance station, care staff were able to deploy their Dechoker ACD when first aid treatment failed to remove the offending vegetable.
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Lunchtime at an Exmouth Care Home nearly ended in tragedy when a resident began choking on a peeled tomato. Care staff delivered choking Basic Life Support but the object did not budge.
Fortunately the home is equipped with Dechoker ACD kits with staff trained in both how and when to use them. Within moments of being deployed the resident was able to breath again.
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A patient choked on a sandwich from a snack box and died whilst in hospital for a swollen leg. Peter Raby a 74-year-old choked and passed away within 15 minutes in June last year.
An inquest held at Derby and Derbyshire Coroners Court heard how Mr Raby was due to return to his care home when the incident occurred. Two staff on the ward at the time were unable to clear the airway.
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When it comes to delivering choking Basic Life Support, or BLS, the process hasn’t changed in over 60 years. With the development of Airway Clearance Devices in the last 5-years when they should be used is has been asked since Day 1
Under guidance from the Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) a protocol was established to ensure existing choking BLS is attempted before a device is deployed.
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Another Dechoker client reported using their Dechoker ACD to prevent a resident from choking when the obstruction couldn’t be cleared using back blows and abdominal thrusts.
Launceston is situated off the A30 and has an average ambulance response time of over 12 and a half minutes based on the last available data. Another successful outcome in what would otherwise have been a very different story.
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It turned out to be a very busy Bank Holiday weekend for many of our clients with 3 Dechoker ACD kits deployed in choking incidents across 3 different adult care services.
This hasn’t happened for a while, however with Dechoker devices being used to prevent a likely choking death every 5 days in the UK alone it only hints towards the problem.
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A High Wycombe woman living in supported accommodation sadly choked but later died – paramedics managed to clear some of the food from her airway after she began choking on her evening meal.
At the inquest into the death of Sarah Chalkley, aged 41, a Coroner heard how she had been diagnosed with Huntingdon’s Chorea, a disease that can affect the ability to chew and swallow food – increasing the risk of choking.
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