A Northamptonshire firm responsible for developing a pioneering device used in choking emergencies has secured a £70,000 investment.
Dechoker UK has received the finance from Enterprise Loans East Midlands through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).
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A Liverpool care home has seen first hand just how beneficial having a DeChoker on site can be, when one of their residents began choking last week.
The incident occurred during breakfast time at Flightcare’s Orchard Care Home, with staff having done all they could and the resident unresponsive.
Continue reading “Resident saved from choking and avoids trip to A&E”
Read MoreAt at time where there doesn’t appear to be a huge amount of good news we are once again pleased to say Dechoker has been used to save another life in a choking emergency.
Earlier this week carers at the Ashley Court care home in Llanelli were unable to deliver Basic Life Support and thankfully were able to call on their training and Dechoker for help.
Continue reading “Carers reacted when Llanelli resident began choking on their breakfast”
Read MoreWith two wonderful homes in Newcastle upon Tyne, care staff at the aptly named Hadrian Healthcare finished their Dechoker device training this week.
The life saving equipment is now ready to help in a choking emergency, with care teams also completing their #chokeaware module as par of the process.
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Read MoreWe’re often asked what a paramedic would do when arriving on the scene of a choking emergency. When someone begins to choke they will become unresponsive very quickly, and is likely to be the case on arrival.
If unresponsive, and a Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (FBAO) / choking is identified then standard practice is to deploy forceps in an attempt to clear the airway.
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Read MoreWhen a piece of potato got stuck in a resident’s airway at Beverley Parklands Care Home in East Yorkshire, care staff knew exactly what do.
Fortunately, as well as First Aid all Yorkare staff are trained how to use a DeChoker and have devices in all of the group’s care homes ready to be called on in a choking emergency.
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Read MoreOnce again, 2 clients at almost opposite ends of the country have reported calling on their DeChoker devices when faced with a resident in a choking emergency.
This time in Plymouth, Devon and again in Ormskirk, Lancashire where care staff were faced with a resident in a severe choking emergency.
Continue reading “Another week. Another 2 choking deaths avoided with DeChoker”
Read MoreOur aim to prevent 100 choking deaths in the UK took even quicker steps to becoming a reality last week with 2 more of our client’s using their DeChoker.
Despite being over 300 miles apart in Cornwall and Burton-on-Trent, both adult care providers found themselves in similar situations when a resident began to choke.
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Read MoreSelect Healthcare Group was first established in the mid-1980’s and started operating with a single residential care home. Now with 33 homes, the company has expanded both organically and through acquisitions to provide a range of services.
The provider offer both residential and nursing care and many specialist services including dementia, learning disabilities and care for individuals with mental health issues.
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Read MoreThis year’s National Association of Safety and Health in Care Services (NASHICS) ceremony saw Yorkare Homes presented with the ‘Best Practice’ award for 2019
The Yorkshire based care provider was judged to have taking innovative steps towards improving staff and resident safety after deploying DeChoker devices across all their homes earlier this year.
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