A police force is training staff on the risks of choking after a coroner hit out at the “complete lack of knowledge” shown in an arrest in which a man died.
Drug dealer Karl Brunner, 48, swallowed heroin as he was being detained in Bedford in 2016, and died in hospital.
A Liverpool mum has told how an Arriva bus driver saved a baby’s life at Alder Hey Children’s hospital after the little girl began ‘choking’ while on his bus.
Stacia Joel said that the bus driver came running across East Prescot Road and into the hospital at around 5pm on 2nd March with a one-year-old girl in his arms, trying desperately to dislodge something that appeared to be stuck in her throat.
A police investigation has been launched into an incident in which a patient choked on bread while in a Derby mental health unit.
The incident occurred at Cubley Court, based at Kingsway Hospital in Derby.
Few details of the choking incident are available, with health officials remaining tight-lipped.
A businessman found dead on his boat at Conwy marina choked on a large piece of ham, an inquest heard.
The alarm was raised on 6th October 2018 when Sarah Barker became worried that she could not contact her husband David who had gone to the boat – named “My Sarah” – with his dog from their home in Dronfield, North Derbyshire.
A PENSIONER choked to death the day after moving from one care home to another after after conflicting details over his diet, an inquest heard.
After the hearing the family of 88-year-old Ottorino Finzi said they hoped that lessons had been learned from the death.
Following a great 2018 for Dechoker, with 12 lives saved and multiple client sector we are proud to announce that we have been nominated for an award.
The ‘Excellence in Innovation Award’ for 2019 acknowledges the products and services that have noticeably improved the quality of care in the industry.
Tributes have been paid to the community figure who died just days before Christmas last year.
Christopher Palmer, 79, passed away on 16th December at his home in Clare Park, Amersham, after choking on food in his airways.
A “devoted” grandmother has died after choking on her Sunday dinner in a tragic accident.
Georgina Hackett, 76, died a large chunk of beef became lodged in her throat at the Somerville House residential home in Hull.
