A study that looks at choking and how it managed in the Adult Care sector has been undertaken by the The Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT).
Due to be published shortly, it examines the issues faced managing a cohort that is at an increased risk of choking, and who often present a challenge when attempting to deliver an emergency response.
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Do Not Attempt Resuscitation orders or a DNAR order, as they are often known, are back in the news again. Also known as a DNACPR we are often asked if ‘a DNAR still applies when someone is choking?
With the announcement today the CQC begin are to begin a review of their use in adult care, we thought some guidance for the sector might beneficial.
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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.
Continue reading “Lovett Care deploy Dechoker as part investment in resident safety” Read MoreThe following Blog Post is from an article by our CEO that first appeared on LinkedIn
In the last 10 days I’ve travelled from almost one end of the British Isles to the other and back again.
Visiting Glasgow, Leeds (twice), Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Leicester, St Albans and finally to Dorset and their annual care conference.
Continue reading “It’s never happened before and it’s not a requirement. So why bother?”
Read MoreAt last year’s Dementia Care & Nursing Home Expo we won the coveted Innovation Excellence Award. And for 2020 we are back with an even bigger stand!
As the first major event of the year where care sector can come and chat to us, see how the DeChoker works and what makes it the safest to use. Continue reading “Dechoker at Dementia, Care & Nursing Home Expo 2020”
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