British medical charity says there is insufficient evidence on effectiveness or safety in family settings
A leading medical charity has warned there is “insufficient evidence” for the use of £70 airways suction devices that are promoted online for saving children’s lives when they are choking.
The suction-based devices are already used in care homes across the country and there is a campaign for them to be more widely available, but emergency doctors are concerned that families may be misled by some of the promotional material. They say there is a lack of objective research demonstrating that they are effective and warn they may delay other life-saving treatment.
