An inquest jury has ruled that the death of a 41-year old prisoner was an ‘accident’ after he choked at HMP Dovegate in Uttoxter.
Kevin Lovatt, who was serving a sentence for burglary when the incident happened, died after he could not be resuscitated by officers or paramedics following a struggle.
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An inquest has heard how a patient at Northern General Hospital died after choking on a sandwich she should not have been given. Joan Howard was given the food despite warnings from her family regarding the risks.
In a response to the coroner’s report the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said that it will ‘learn’ from the incident after several concerns were raised.
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The operators of five purpose built nursing homes in the Northwest of England have deployed Dechoker ACD kits and staff training across all of their sites, a decision that will improve both staff safety in a choking emergency.
L&M Healthcare, who offer a range of General and Dementia Nursing, as well as Residential and Dementia Plus deployed multiple Dechoker ACD kits in each home, with eLearning delivered by My Learning Cloud.
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Three residents will ‘still be alive for Christmas’ thanks to the quick responses of care staff at three separate care home choking incidents.
In what could have easily been a triple tragedy for several families, care staff stepped in with Dechoker – avoiding the heartache at possibly the worst time of year.
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With choking high on the list of watch words during an inspection and Dechoker ACD kits to be found in a significant number of care homes – it’s not surprising CQC inspectors come across them.
There a are a few instances where Dechoker has been cited in a provider’s CQC report and thought we would share some of these with you.
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In most cases it’s food that causes people to choke and accounts for around 85% of all choking deaths according to the Office for National Statistics.
This still leaves a lot of incidents where this isn’t the case. And for some people with a variety of conditions their reasons for choking are not as a result of eating and drinking.
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Care staff stepped up again last week when a resident began choking and was struggling to breathe. Working together they administered first aid which failed to remove the obstruction.
Fortunately, all services within the Coverage Care group have Dechoker devices on-site and once deployed, their airway was cleared in seconds and recovery took minutes.
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To support the people they care for – and the people that provide that care – both Sanctuary Care and Sanctuary Supported Living have become the latest adult care provider to deploy Dechoker across all sites.
More than 350 Dechoker ACD kits are now on care home and supported living sites owned by parent Sanctuary Group, with eLearning provided by My Learning Cloud.
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Carers at Newcastle based adult care provider Hadrian Healthcare, recently updated their skills using the new Dechoker training course, supported by their existing eLearning provider Care Shield.
The complete CPD Certified module is now available on the Care Shield platform, allowing instant access to shared clients of both companies if required.
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Set in the beautiful village of Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire, staff at the Shipston Lodge Nursing Home have recently undertaken new choking awareness and response training.
With the significant risk of choking in the elderly the family-run, all-inclusive home installed Dechoker emergency choking equipment before opening in 2019 and have now updated their skills.