A care home resident enjoying dessert found themselves unable to breathe when a piece of strawberry became stuck in their airway. Efforts using back blows and abdominal thrusts failed to remove the summer fruit.
Carers turned to a Dechoker ACD kit placed in the dining room in the event of a choking emergency and were able to successfully clear the obstruction.
Continue reading “LIFE SAVED: Resident choked on Strawberry during lunch” Read MoreA 93-YEAR-OLD man died after choking on food, an inquest has heard.
Keith Ernest Thomas Nicklen, 93, who lived at Fair Havens Care Home in Winchester Road, Southampton, died at Southampton General Hospital on September 17.
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Read MoreWith two care homes, Canford Manor in Lee-On-The-Solent and Tudor Lodge just down the road in Fareham, Heathfield Care Homes provides care for nearly 100 residents in Hampshire.
Staff across both homes undertook their DeChoker training earlier this month and have installed multiple devices to help protect residents and staff.
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