Anti Choking Device – Nursing Homes – With nearly half the chocking deaths over the age of 65, be prepared in your facility with the Dechoker.
Anti Choking Device – Nursing Homes
Every year over 2300 of the 5000 plus choking deaths occur among individuals over the age of 65. This can be prevented, regardless of their current health status, with the Dechoker for nursing homes, retirement homes, assisted living facilities, and senior community centers.
It’s important to know that as we enter our golden years, two issues make choking, and consequently increase the chance of an accidental death – bad teeth/ dentures and common ailments and diseases.
Missing teeth, loose dentures or bad/missing dental bridges and work make chewing less effective. Additionally, as we age or muscles age with us, including the muscles we use to swallow.
Also, there are numerous conditions, illnesses and diseases that increase the chances of choking;
Dysphagia
ALS
Asthma
Cerebral Palsy
Febrile Seizure
Huntingtons Disease
Swallowing Difficulties
Stroke
Brain Injury
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy
Parkinsons Disease
Esophageal Spasm
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Esophagitis
Diffuse Spasm
Esophageal Tumors
Neurological Disorders
Anti Choking Device – Nursing Homes – The Dechoker at GTE
Today, employees are used to seeing the instruction cards for abdominal thrusts (formerly known as the “Heimlich Maneuver”) where food is served. But The Journal of Vascular Surgery details some of the issues in older individuals such as traumatic dissection and rupture of the abdominal aorta as a complication of the Heimlich maneuver.
If back slaps and abdominal thrusts fail to dislodge an airway obstruction, grab the Dechoker.
The Dechoker uses powerful suction to remove obstructions which prevent breathing. It’s basically a vacuum pump that you place over a person’s mouth, while they’re on their back; you simply pull the plunger which dislodges their blockage in the process. It takes just seconds. You then place them on their side until they recover.
It’s a brilliant tool to have in every nursing home and assisted living facility.
Successfully using the Dechoker takes about as much time as it takes you to read this sentence.
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Registered as an FDA Class 1 medical device, the Dechoker is ISO 13485 compliant.
Again, Anyone can choke to death. Doesn’t it make sense to have a Dechoker in your facility?