Stuart Gilchrist
10 Sept 2025 · Coroner Lorraine Harris · East Riding of Yorkshire and Hull
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of awareness of choking assistance devices in restaurants
“restaurants have first aid items and some may have equipment such as a defibrillator however they may not be aware that this useful item exists, nor that it is relatively inexpensive”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“[REDACTED], who has considerable experience working in health and social care, said she was concerned that there was not wider knowledge of the existence of these devices particularly for homes that have a high volume of residents with choking risks like Acorn Care Home.”
This report
“During the evidence it was heard that there is a device that may assist in incidents of choking, it was referred to as a LifeVac (this may be a trade name).”