Choking risk from detainee substance in mouth

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• 2017 → 2018Karl Brunner1 year 8 months after Darran Hunt · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports highlight a lack of police training concerning the risk of choking when a detainee has an object or substance in their mouth. They identify the same hazard—potential airway obstruction—and note that current guidance is insufficient.

  Darran Hunt · 1 Mar 2017

  “There appears to be an apparent lacuna or, at least, confusion in respect of training for Police in relation to situations where a detained person puts a potentially harmful substance or item in their mouth.”

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  Karl Brunner · 29 Oct 2018

  “The evidence however | disclosed a complete lack of knowledge of the risks of choking when suspects were either arrested or in the process of being detained.”

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• 2018 → 2025Robert Evans6 years 4 months after Karl Brunner · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.85 · high

  Closely relatedConfidence 0.85 · high

  Both reports concern the risk to individuals who have swallowed or packed drugs and the need for appropriate police response and medical attention. They differ in focus: the earlier highlights insufficient training on choking risks during arrest/detention, while the later points out missing guidance for non‑arrest detainees undergoing drug searches.

  Karl Brunner · 29 Oct 2018

  “The evidence before me showed that police officers were trained to deal | with suspects who had swallowed drugs. The evidence however | disclosed a complete lack of knowledge of the risks of choking when suspects were either arrested or in the process of being detained”

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  Robert Evans · 4 Mar 2025

  “The court heard that College of Policing Guidance for Custody Officers and Detention Officers provides that "...If officers know or suspect that a detainee has swallowed or packed drugs...they must treat the person as being in need of urgent medical attention and transfer then straight to hospital"”

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  Stated action in the response to the earlier report

  “Since August 2016, all officers are now issued with a personal Pocket Face Mask and instructed on its correct use in mouth to mouth resuscitation.”

  Earlier report in the app · Later report in the app