Two days ago, our daughter was chugging her juice from her water bottle. Suddenly, she coughed (while drinking) and turned to me holding her throat. I immediately tried to help her in all the ways I knew how: pats, arm up, turn her upside down, etc etc, but it wouldn’t clear. At this point, we had a friend call 911, and my husband grabbed the Dechoker. On the first try, juice came out. On the second try, she was breathing!!

I used mine when my year-old grandson choked on licorice!!!! Worked amazing and he is alive to talk about it!!!" - Sue S. Phylis was having dinner with her husband and her 63-year-old daughter, when, while eating boneless spare ribs, her daughter got up from the table to get something from the kitchen. All of a sudden she began to lose consciousness, and could only point to the cabinet where the Dechoker was kept. Phylis and her husband used the Dechoker and the piece of meat was immediately dislodged. Phylis shared the following: To use any device properly and efficiently, it is important to learn how to use it – especially when you have another life to save.

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The resuscitation guidelines support a legacy standard of care. Dechoker is to be used when current protocol standards have failed. Due to the request for Dechoker devices in care homes and first aid kits worldwide, the Dechoker is bound to become a standard of care. I had everyone in my family and a group of friends buy a Dechoker. My mom is alive today because of this! Thank you so much for your product!" - Laura C. More people die from choking than die in fires, non-fire related carbon monoxide poisoning, drowning or accidental shootings. I used the Dechoker to pull cotton from my sons airway. I was not sure if it would work but with two pulls my sons airway was cleared!”

To use DeChoker properly and efficiently, you would need to tilt the patient’s head in such a way that you can access their airway. After that has been done, insert the tube in their throat in a way that the mask covers their mouth and nose. A convenience sample of 43 health science students (nursing and medical students in any year of their degree) from the University of Santiago de Compostela without prior training in anti-choking devices took part in this study. Before the tests, all the participants signed an informed consent, explaining the study's aims, agreeing to give up their data for research purposes (always treated anonymously), and informing them that they could leave the study at any time. The study was conducted under the amended Declaration of Helsinki. The Research Ethics Committee of Santiago-Lugo did not consider it necessary to review the research protocol since it is a simulation study. Procedure Dechoker inventor Alan Carver claims to have sold the anti-choking tool to three ResCare nursing homesin Florida and to more than 200 doctors. I’ve been asked a few times what my absolute must is as a parent. I’ve told people it’s my Baby Brezza, my strap on carrier, or my diaper pail. Today I realized it’s none of those things. It’s my Dechoker In our study, we have tried to evaluate, in a simulated FBAO scenario, the handling of brand-new anti-choking devices by health science students, as well as observe how they would solve the event following the recommended protocol. In general, the participants have shown greater ease in performing the skills required in the use of anti-choking devices than in handling the currently FBAO recommended protocol.Carballo-Fazanes A, Abelairas-Gómez C, Rodríguez-Ruiz E, Barcala-Furelos R, Rodríguez-Núñez A. Anti-choking suction devices use A pilot simulated study with parents and kindergarten teachers. Resuscitation. 2022;177:5–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2022.06.005. The company is on a drive to convince regulators to relax the current restrictions in the UK, which it says do not apply in other countries. It denies the devices would delay other treatments because it says they are only intended to be used when all other efforts have failed and death is imminent.

I think everyone should have a Dechoker." - Athena W. Dechoker Saves Daughter's Life Before Firefighters Can Arrive

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Once the location on the trachea is selected, use a razor blade or other sharp instrument to make a one-half inch horizontal incision (left to right) that is about one inch deep. V primeru zadušitve šteje prav vsaka sekunda in nepravočasen prihod reševalnega vozila, je lahko za nekoga že usoden. Predvsem takrat, ko sami nismo dovolj usposobljeni za reševanje tovrstnih situacij.

Do you need special training to use the Dechoker or can someone just read the instructions and use it?Reports suggest that LifeVac that is made in the United States of America is safe to use. It has been evaluated and validated by third-party use. It has also been assessed through various clinical studies to make sure it is safe for consumers to use. Not only that, but it has also been registered with the Food and Drug Administration – adding to the authenticity of the product. With LifeVac, you get an adult mask, a child mask as well as a practiced mask. Is Lifevac FDA Approved? Van de Voorde P, de Lucas N. A “foreign body” in the “foreign body airway obstruction” algorithm. Resuscitation. 2020;153:258–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.05.030. Simulation-based assessment was applied in this study considering its benefits in the emergency medicine setting, as it allows the opportunity to practice clinical skills in a risk-free environment, acquiring special relevance in health science students as it helps to gain self-confidence and willingness in their performance in real clinical settings [ 30, 31, 32]. Repeat the placement of the respirator face cap, pulling of the handle, and examination of the person needing aid until the airway is cleared. If the patient becomes unresponsive or unconscious, begin performing CPR and consider if Technique 3 is appropriate. I was working in my office when my 2-year-old daughter came to me in distress. Her face had the help me dad!! But she couldn’t talk and was holding her throat. I used the Dechoker on her and it cleared it. Was a big ice cube she took out of an empty drink. Probably would have cleared and melted, but it ended her distress and made both my wife and I feel better for having them around."