Dechoker Medical Device Could End Deaths By Choking

Louisville is quickly becoming a hotbed for medical technology innovation.

Dechoker, an anti-choking device, was invented by Alan Carver, a sea captain. When he was going to get his 200-ton license renewed, he had to take a first-aid class, wherein they taught things like CPR and the Heimlich maneuver. When Carver asked his instructor what the next step would be if the Heimlich failed and he was 100 miles out to sea, the instructor told him frankly that the victim would die.

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