Monthly Archives: October 2022

LifeVac registers its 453rd life saved On August 13th a 2-year-old boy from Alabama choked on a strawberry.  His mom attempted choking rescue procedures but was unsuccessful in removing the piece of fruit.  LifeVac was then used 2 times successfully clearing the child’s airway of the obstruction.  First responders were called.  Upon arrival, the obstruction had [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 452nd life saved On August 12th a 3-year-old boy choked on a Cheez-it which caused a total obstruction.  His mom believes he went to cough and inhaled. The snack then got lodged in his throat.  She attempted back blows laying him over her knee.  She then grabbed the LifeVac off the [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 451st life saved It was reported to us on August 13th that a 52-year-old woman, choked on a mucus plug causing a total obstruction. “My mom was having a severe asthma attack and stopped breathing. We performed CPR and compressions, but she wouldn’t take a breath. In a desperate time, [...]

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 450th life saved On August 11th this precious 2-year-old boy choked on a block of ice from sorbet causing a total obstruction. Here is the mother’s testimonial: “I tried back blows first and when my son was still panicking and clearly couldn’t breathe, I pulled the LifeVac out and [...]

LifeVac registers our 449th life saved It was reported to us that on August 9th a 32-year-old gentleman in Texas experienced a choking incident.  While enjoying a hot dog a piece became lodged in his airway causing a total obstruction. LifeVac was used three times in a sitting position and successfully dislodged the food!