Insert a hollow, firm tube into the incision to create a temporary, stable opening for respiration (a hollow pen, thin plastic piping, straw, etc. In extreme cases, the goal is to keep the incision open so in these critical situations, consider other materials, configurations, and essentially, what item is available to save this person’s life). First and foremost, make sure that the location you are going to be performing assistance is safe. If not, move the person to a safe place to render aid. If after rendering aid, the scene ever becomes unsafe, stop emergency care and find another safe location. If advanced assistance is expected to be prolonged or is not available and Technique 2 has not provided proper respiration, consider if Technique 3 can be performed and intervene if appropriate. If not, continue with CPR until advanced assistance arrives or for a timespan within your limitations. That on 16/06/2022, a resident was having breakfast in the central dining room eating an orange and jelly when she began to get cyanotic without loss of consciousness and without being able to breathe. The staff has begun to perform the Heimlich maneuver but due to the obesity of the patient it has not been effective. When using the Dechoker, fragments of orange came out and the resident began to breathe Amongst young children, coins have been reported as one of the top causes of choking. Fortunately, the Dechoker was there to help save Megan's daughter:

Our 1-year-old ate a bite of hamburger meat and ran over to my wife while coughing and crying and then stopped making any sounds so she ran to grab the dechoker. We sat her up and plunged it out. It all came out immediately. See pics. It was worth every penny! Thank you from the bottom of my heart." DeCHOKER® correct compliance rate was calculated by evaluating correct or incorrect execution of the items of this sequence: 1) place the device correctly, 2) fix the mask to the victim's airway, 3) pull the plunger out with force, 4) keep the mask fixed to the victim’s airway in place throughout the procedure. These Dechokers work, my 22 month old daughter was eating water melon when she began to choke. We used it and cleared the her airway. I recommended this to all my friends and family with kids. Its a life saver and worth every dollar. Its definitely pays itself off after one use. You just never know when it will happen."

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This saved my child's life!!! I'd love to share our story. And help save others!! Without this device she would not he here with us !!! I'm a health professional and everything else wasn't working. I'm so grateful for this and that God provided us to have one ready." - Amber W.

There is also a difference in the number of times each of these devices can be used. While DeChoker can be used only once, keeping in mind the sanitation policies as directed by the parent company, LifeVac, on the other hand, is considered safe to be used more than once – provided that the obstruction is not cleared in the first go. Once the obstruction has been cleared, LifeVac cannot be used again due to sanitation reasons. Expiry date A review on the effectiveness of anti-choking suction devices published in the medical journal Resuscitation in February 2020 said there were “many weaknesses in the data” in the research examining the use of such devices and “few unbiased trials” that have tested their effectiveness.

Dechoker device is not recommended for neonatal (or infant) use. Devices are available in three sizes ( adult, child, and toddler).

Pediatric Critical, Intermediate and Palliative Care Section, Pediatric Department. Hospital, Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain The peace of mind that comes with this product is insane. I’m a single mom and we’re always alone. No one can put a price on their child’s safety, and this is somewhat of a pricey object for a person like me. but the company is such a stand up group of people that if , god forbid you have to use this, they will replace it. My only wish is that I had this when my dad was still alive. When he got old, he was always choking.Norii T, Igarashi Y, Sung-Ho K, Nagata S, Tagami T,Yoshino Y, et al. Protocol for a nationwide prospective, observational cohort study of foreign-body airway obstruction in Japan: the MOCHI registry. BMJ Open. 2020;10(7):e039689. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039689.