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No donut is worth a soul”: With this slogan – translated as “A donut is not worth a soul” – Dechoker LLC, along with many other US companies, advertises a so-called anti-asphyxia phrase on social media platforms such as Instagram. consists of masks and a manually operated analog device that creates a vacuum, like the separation of an accordion, thereby absorbing foreign bodies from the airways.According to the advertisements, the “Dechoker” has already saved 344 lives.
Algorithms ensure that this alarming message ends up right where it arouses the greatest fear: young children with their parents. However, in Switzerland, the risk of children ingesting foreign objects is less likely to come from donuts than from peanuts, blueberries and other foods. Or toys like marbles and anything else that’s interesting enough to pop in your mouth.
Children under 5 are most at risk
If a child swallows an object, it can get stuck in the larynx or windpipe. Most deaths in this context occur in children under the age of five. Every parent’s nightmare: Daughter or son can’t cough up foreign body and is in danger of choking. The first thought when a mom or dad hears of a promising anti-choking device is, “Buy it now, now!” It is possible. But is it worth buying at all?
“Our shock room has such an ‘anti-suffocation’ along with many other devices for drowning children,” says Georg Staubli, 56, chief of emergency department at the University Children’s Hospital in Zurich. “I advise families not to buy ‘Dechoker’. Such tools are in the hands of professionals.»
In an emergency, it is extremely difficult to properly operate a device that you do not use regularly. In the worst case, you make the situation worse, says Staubli. Also, it is unrealistic to always have the device at hand when you are out with the child. “On the other hand, your hands are always with you.” They can be used to strike the back and perform the so-called Heimlich maneuver. “In 99.9 percent of cases, experience has shown that this is sufficient to enable breathing again.” Rather than investing in a choke reliever, Staubli suggests investing in an emergency course with young children. Swiss children’s hospitals and Samaritan Switzerland offer them regularly.
What to do if a child swallows an object: first aid
Sergio Wenner (50) from Sinoma sees things differently on demand. Based in Wangen-Brüttisellen ZH, the company sells the “Lifevac” anti-asphyxia kit in Switzerland and Austria. Sinoma also offers private first aid and occupational safety courses to companies and institutions where, among other things, how to use baby suffocation kits is explained. For nurseries, nursing homes and the like, it makes sense to have one of these devices on hand in the emergency kit, Wenner says. In addition, if it is not the first time that he encounters the subject of first aid, he can recommend it to private people. “Of course, it is important, first of all, to be able to help without help. However, if an anti-asphyxia kit is at hand, I believe this is the most effective way to remove an object from the trachea.»
Source : Blick
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