Life Saved #2633

On August 5th, 2024, a 48-year-old woman choked on steak resulting in a partial obstruction. Protocol was not followed as LifeVac was self-administered. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its second use. The woman describes the incident as follows:

“I was eating a piece of steak and apparently didn’t chew it correctly. I was by myself in my house. I was not able to swallow water and I was feeling the piece of meat blocking my throat. My first reaction was to get the LifeVac from the medicine cabinet. The piece of meat was completely blocking my throat and I was getting dizzy. I was able to grab the LifeVac right in time. I used it twice, while standing in front of the kitchen sink. After using LifeVac, I felt relief almost immediately! Something that helped was I was able to calm down once I felt the piece of meat move and stop blocking my throat. Once the piece of steak moved sideways, I was able to breathe, even when I still was feeling it in the wrong place. It definitely was a very scary experience, but very thankful for the LifeVac device that definitely saved my life. I told my husband that I am going to carry it with me all the time. I have been CPR certified for over ten years.  I am telling everyone what happened to me and how I saved my life using the LifeVac device. I think it is very important as I used LifeVac to save my own life! I originally brought it in case of emergency as my grandson visits us frequently. We also gifted a Life Vac to my son when his baby born. He carries his LifeVac everywhere he goes.  I think everyone should own a LifeVac, it definitely saves lives!”

Maria D.