Rita Britten
13 May 2022 · Coroner John Broadbridge · West Yorkshire Western
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of clear guidance for choking rescue in overweight/obese individuals
“The concern is of want of clear guidance on the steps to be taken to most effectively rescue the individual from the urgent and developing choking emergency when that individual does not conform to the competent adult to whom conventional abdominal thrusts are possible or might be effectively applied. In particular, this concern relates to but is not limited to the overweight/obese/bariatric individual (however that may be best described).”