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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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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Lunchtime could have become a very different situation after a Northampton care home resident began to choke on some food.
In response care staff began to deliver choking First Aid which failed to remove the obstruction, leaving care staff with almost nothing else they could do.
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Staff at an Essex based provider of step down services and long-term residential care came to the aid of wheelchair user who began to choke this week.
When existing first aid treatments failed they turned to one of their Dechoker ACD kits which removed the scrambled egg. With staff knowing what to do the process took just seconds.
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A well rehearsed plan of action helped staff prevent a care home resident in their 90s from choking to death on yoghurt. Carers at the Essex based provider knew exactly what to do when the lunchtime incident occurred.
Recognising the significantly increased risk of choking to the elderly, all staff had only recently undertaken refresher training on the use of Dechoker using the CPD certified eLearning course.
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Yorkare Homes has once again called on Dechoker to assist in a choking emergency, with the resident remaining safe and well in the home.
It comes just months after the CQC cited their Yorkshire based care provider’s use of innovative technology as it delivered an Outstanding rating for their home in Hedon.
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.
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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.
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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.
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