Monthly Archives: June 2024

It's great to see our LifeVac USA partners on the news covering the scale of these dangerous illegal unregulated Chinese counterfeit devices of our regulated LifeVac medical device. But one thing we couldn't help but notice... Amazon stated "it acts quickly, to protect consumers and brands by removing counterfeit listings and blocking accounts". We know [...]

EL MONTE, Calif. (KABC) — El Monte police were able to rescue an 8-year-old boy who was choking and had been unable to breathe for several minutes after eating a piece of candy. Authorities released a dramatic bodycam video of the incident involving 8-year-old Ethan Becerra. https://lifevac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Inside-Edition-Video-6.mp4   The incident happened Monday at about 8 p.m. [...]

On April 20th, 2024 a 3-year-old boy choked on a nickel resulting in a total obstruction. Protocol was followed but was unsuccessful. LifeVac dislodged the obstruction on its second use allowing the boy to breathe again. His mother describes the incident as follows: “He put a nickel in his mouth and tilted his head back. [...]

A Jasper Elementary School nurse saved a fifth grader from choking with the help of LifeVac supplied through a grant from the Dubois County Community Foundation and the efforts of a Jasper Police Officer. Officer Logan Jones worked with the foundation to provide Life-Vac devices to every school and officer in the county. Recently, Caitlin [...]

FRANKLIN CO., Ala. (WAFF) – The Franklin County Emergency Management Agency received a grant to help purchase LifeVac Choking Rescue Devices. Nearly 1,000 Americans die from choking every year, according to the National Institute. This is why officials in Franklin County are upgrading their fleet with new devices to make sure they can respond to [...]