Monthly Archives: February 2022

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 261st life saved We have been informed by our partners in LifeVac Europe that another life was saved in a choking emergency, this time within an HC-One care home.  An elderly female resident came into difficulty while enjoying her meal, when food had become “stuck”, creating an airway [...]

LifeVac is proud to share news of our 260th life saved It has been shared with us from our distributor, LifeVac Spain, that LifeVac has been used to save a life of a 62-year-old woman in Madrid, Spain. The woman who suffers from swallowing issues due to previously having esophageal cancer was enjoying pieces of watermelon when [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 259th life saved On January 12th a 62-year-old woman with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) began choking on a pretzel causing a blocked airway.  Due to her medical condition, she is not able to move on her own making it impossible to perform abdominal thrusts.  LifeVac was used [...]

LifeVac is proud to share news of our 257th life saved On January 10th a 26-year-old autistic young man residing at a group home began choking on a muffin. The muffin completely blocked his airway causing him to lose consciousness.  LifeVac was used right away and successfully removed part of the muffin opening his airway.  [...]

LifeVac is happy to announce our 256th life saved On January 7th it was reported to us that a 48-year-old male choked on a cracker.  Choking rescue procedures were performed on the gentleman but were unsuccessful. The individual was laid down on the floor and LifeVac was applied. On the second attempt, the cracker was [...]

LifeVac is happy to share news of our 255th life saved On January 7th we received news that a 2-year-old little girl began choking on a chocolate bar with almonds.  The food caused a severe blockage and the child was not able to breathe.  The parent performed back slaps at least 5 times with no [...]

LifeVac announces its 254th life saved We have been informed that on January 7th LifeVac was used again to help save the life of another child.  A 1-year-old girl began choking causing a partial blockage in her airway.  Her parent followed the choking rescue procedures but they were unsuccessful. The child was laid down and [...]

LifeVac is excited to share news of our 253rd life saved On December 31 a 23-year-old female was attending a New Year’s Eve party when she began choking on a chocolate chip cookie causing a total blockage. LifeVac was used immediately and on the first attempt, the obstruction was dislodged. Here is the testimonial from [...]

LifeVac registers its 252 life saved It has been reported to us that on January 6th a 7-year-old girl choked on a sucker (candy) causing a blockage in her airway.  Choking rescue procedures were followed but failed.  The child was laid down and LifeVac was applied by the parent.  On the second place, push, pull [...]

LIfeVac is thrilled to share details on our 251st life saved. A 2-year-old girl choked on a piece of chocolate causing a severe obstruction. Choking rescue procedures were followed by her mother but were unsuccessful.  LifeVac was successful in dislodging the obstruction after one time.  A call was placed to 911. The ambulance arrived after LifeVac was [...]