Monthly Archives: July 2022

LifeVac registers our 402nd life saved it was reported to us on June 23rd that a 17-year-old male choked on potato chips causing a partial obstruction.   The family was on vacation at the Dream Inn in Santa Cruz California. He was with his aunt in the hotel room as the rest of the family was [...]

LifeVac is delighted to announce our 401st life saved A 43-year-old female self-administered LifeVac when she choked on a hot dog.  The food caused a total blockage of her airway. Here is her testimonial: “On June 12, 2022, I was home alone eating a hotdog and watching a movie when I gasped and the piece of [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to share another incredible milestone in our mission to end choking tragedies. We have recorded 400 LIVES SAVED! The 400th recorded life saved is of a 14-month-old baby girl named Sarah who choked on a chip while at a Mexican restaurant with her parents.  A good Samaritan saw the little girl in distress as her parents [...]

LifeVac announces our 399th life saved. It was reported to us that on June 20th a  52-year-old male choked on a hamburger after going through the drive-thru at Mcdonald’s. He knew he was in distress and was not getting any air and pulled out of the parking lot to the side of the road. His daughter got [...]

LifeVac registers it’s 398th life saved It was reported to us by our partners in the UK that LifeVac was deployed in a care home. The home is situated in the Southeast of England.  An elderly female resident was enjoying their meal when she quickly came into difficulty. Food had become lodged in her airway. Creating [...]

LifeVac announces our 397th life saved. It was reported to us that on June 18th a two-year-old boy choked on a piece of chicken. His parent attempted choking rescue procedures, but they failed to dislodge the food.  911 was called.  After several attempts they grabbed the LifeVac and were able to remove the obstruction on the first [...]

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 395th life saved. On June 15th an 8-year-old boy choked on a taco shell causing a partial obstruction. The family was visiting the child’s grandmother who lives in Ridge, New York.  He was sitting at the kitchen counter and began choking.  His older sister told her grandmother who yelled upstairs to her [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 394th life saved It was reported to us that on June 17th a 9-year-old boy choked on a lollipop (flat sucker).  The candy caused a partial obstruction which turned into a total blockage. LifeVac was used after protocol failed. “Sucker broke due to the suction of the LifeVac [...]

LifeVac is proud to share news of our 393rd life saved It was reported to us that on May 31st a 50-year-old gentleman was saved by a Good Samaritan.  The gentleman began to choke on a piece of chicken that caused a blockage of his airway.  Unfortunately, no one was able to perform the Heimlich due to [...]

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 391st life saved On May 31st it was reported to us that a 55-year-old male choked on a turkey and ham sandwich causing a total obstruction.  He was alone and thankfully had a LifeVac on hand using it to save his own life. Here is his testimonial: [...]