STAFF at a Wyre Forest care home have praised an innovative anti-choking device which was used to save the life of a resident who “turned blue” after choking on a piece of sausage.

First-aiders at Casa Mia Care Home in Far Forest turned to the Dechoker as a last resort after back slaps and abdominal thrusts failed to revive a woman who fell unconscious for between three and four minutes during dinner on 18th July.

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