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4000th LIFE SAVED!

Posted on by lifevac
07
May
We are honored to share this milestone and story. A 94-year-old man from Oregon was eating dinner—steak and mashed potatoes—with his wife when he began to choke. Just moments earlier, his wife’s longtime caregiver had left for the evening, but was still in the driveway when the new aide ran out in distress. She rushed [...]
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Life Saved #3560

Posted on by lifevac
07
May
On February 7th, 2025 and 81-year-old man choked on an egg sandwich causing a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac successfully dislodged the blockage on its third attempt. The man’s daughter describes the incident as follows: “My dad was eating an egg sandwich and kept taking bites without swallowing. We just happened to look over and saw him turning [...]
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Life Saved #3555

Posted on by lifevac
07
May
On February 13th, 2025 a 3-year-old girl choked on a grape causing a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac successfully dislodged the food on its second attempt.  The child’s father described the incident as follows: “We thought we would never need to use it but we’re SO happy we had it when we did. The Heimlich maneuver [...]
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Life Saved #3521 in Iowa

Posted on by lifevac
07
May
On February 6th, 2025 a 2-year-old girl choked on a grape causing a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac successfully dislodged the food on its first attempt! The child’s father described the incident as follows: “Our daughter had grabbed a large grape while they were being sliced. She ate it and soon began choking. The Heimlich [...]
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Life Saved #3698

Posted on by lifevac
07
May
On March 14th a 1-year-old girl choked on Cheerios causing a partial obstruction. The choking rescue protocol was followed. LifeVac successfully dislodged the food on the second application. The child’s mother described the incident as follows: “On Friday morning, my daughter put a handful of cheerios in her mouth but was then upset by her brother. [...]
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Life Saved #3543

Posted on by lifevac
07
May
On February 10th, 2025, a 15-month-old boy with Down Syndrome choked on an apple sticker. Standard choking rescue protocol was followed, but failed. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its first use! The child’s mother described the incident as follows: “We are so thankful for this safety device! Here is the full incident in detail: We [...]
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Life Saved #3464

Posted on by lifevac
07
May
On January 27th, 2025 a 4 year old boy choked on a marble causing a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its second use! The child’s mother described the incident as follows: “My son was playing with marbles and put one in his mouth where it got lodged in his throat. My husband saw him struggling to breathe and attempted to get him [...]
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Life Saved #3434

Posted on by lifevac
07
May
On January 21st, 2025 a 6-year-old girl choked on a piece of meat from Pho soup causing a partial obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its first use! The child’s mother described the incident as follows: “My daughter was eating Pho noodle soup that had different meats. I usually cut up all the meats so they aren’t so [...]
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Life Saved #3389

Posted on by lifevac
07
May
On January 9th, 2025, a 2-year-old boy choked on a piece of chicken causing a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its first use! The child’s mother described the incident as follows: “My son was eating dinner when he began choking on a piece of chicken he was eating. Due to [...]
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Chattanooga Rotary Club Provides LifeVac To Every School In Hamilton County

Posted on by lifevac
07
May
Members of the Chattanooga Rotary Club are providing Hamilton County Schools with LifeVac anti-choking units for every public school in the County. The value of the donation is approximately $20,000. Rotary Club Project Chair Don McDowell noted that Rotarian Paula Henderson brought the idea to the club after a presentation featuring information about the life-changing [...]
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