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LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 440th life saved. It was reported to us that on July 27th a 3-year-old little girl choked on Play-Doh causing a total obstruction. She was not making a sound and was turning blue.  Her uncle had a LifeVac that was given to him by his mother-in-law at [...]

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 439th life saved. It was reported to us that on July 24th a 72-year-old woman choked on a piece of chicken causing a total obstruction.  Protocol was followed by her husband, but she is very petite, and her husband did not want to hurt her.  They keep the LifeVac right near [...]

LifeVac announces our 438th life saved. It was reported to us that on July 27th a 21-month-old little girl choked on an apple slice causing a partial obstruction.  Back blows were performed by her mother multiple times but unfortunately did not successfully remove the apple.  LifeVac was then administered. “On the first try of using [...]

LifeVac announces our 436th life saved It was reported to us that a choking incident took place at a Florida home on May 24th.  A 3-year-old boy suffered a febrile seizure as he was eating a snack. He began to choke on a muffin causing his airway to become obstructed. His parent attempted choking rescue [...]

We are extremely pleased to share wonderful news from our partners in the UK “We have been informed that LifeVac was called to action once again. This time within a care home situated in Scotland, in a choking emergency.” A 79-year-old female resident with Dementia, was enjoying her meal. Food quickly became lodged in her [...]

LifeVac announces our 433rd life saved It was reported to us that on July 21st a choking incident took place at a home in Michigan.  An 18-month-old boy with Cerebral Palsy/Hydrocephalus choked on a piece of mango causing an almost complete blockage. Back blows were performed but failed to dislodge the fruit.  The child was [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to announce our 432nd life saved It was reported to us by a Good Samaritan that a choking incident occurred on July 25th at an adult daycare center for those individuals with neurological disabilities.  A 57-year-old male patient choked on a peanut butter sandwich. The unit was purchased by a mom who has two young [...]

LifeVac announces our 431st life saved It was reported to us that on July 20th a choking incident took place at a home in Texas. A 13-month-old baby boy with a heart condition choked on a piece of plastic. Choking rescue procedures were carried out but attempts failed at dislodging the object and the child [...]

LifeVac registers our 430th life saved We received news on the 19th of July that a choking incident took place on June 2nd in New Jersey.  A 32-year-old male choked on a piece of steak.   The LifeVac device was used immediately as he was unable to cough or swallow the meat.  The airway clearance device [...]

LifeVac announces news of our 429th life saved It was reported to us that on July 19th a female choked while having a cup of coffee and a piece of coffee cake.  Choking rescue procedures were carried out but attempts failed at dislodging the food.  The LifeVac device was then utilized while the woman was [...]