Archie Hames
5 Jun 2014 · Coroner Martin Fleming · Surrey
The coroner's concerns
1. detached tracheostomy tube causing airway obstruction
“Independent expert testing of the tracheostomy tube (model AMFNF‐49) manufactured by Arcadia Medical and its attaching Velcro strap (model Trachi‐Hold mini, TR ACC) manufactured by Kapitex Healthcare, confirmed that their combined use compromised the integrity of the silicone eyelet to the tracheostomy tube and was more likely than not to have caused the detachment of [the deceased]'s tube”