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LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 341st life saved. On April 22nd a 22-month-old little boy from Indiana choked on a cheese cube.  The food caused a total obstruction and the Heimlich maneuver was not working.  The child was turning blue and almost unconscious. Thankfully the family was gifted a LifeVac by the child’s aunt.  [...]

LifeVac is overjoyed to share news of our 340th life saved. On April 22nd, a Good Samaritan saved the life of a young boy!  The Assistant Director of the Food Service Department in an Iowa school saved a student when he began choking on popcorn chicken.  She was not scheduled to be at that school on that day [...]

LifeVac registers its 339th life saved On April 20th we received news that LifeVac saved another child.  A 1 1/2 year little girl in Texas choked on a toy.  The child’s parent immediately grabbed their LifeVac and on the first Place, Push, Pull motion was able to dislodge the toy from their daughter’s airway. “Yes, LifeVac saved [...]

LifeVac announces our 338th life saved On April 23rd we received news that a 4-year-old boy with a rare form of epilepsy choked on a whole hush puppy.  The child’s mother performed the choking rescue protocol but was unsuccessful in dislodging the obstruction.  She quickly got the LifeVac, laid him down, and was able to successfully dislodge [...]

LifeVac announces our 336th life saved On April 20th we received news that a 40-year-old man from Florida choked on mozzarella sticks.  LifeVac was immediately utilized and in the second Place, Push, Pull motion dislodged the obstruction from the gentleman’s airway. “The lodged wad of cheese dislodged and he was fine. My husband insisted there was no need [...]

LifeVac is proud to share news from our UK partners on the 335th life saved It was reported to us, that an elderly person residing in a care home in York, came into difficulty while eating. Food became lodged in their airway creating a full airway obstruction. Nurses acted quickly delivering BLS first aid choking protocol [...]

LifeVac is delighted to announce our 334th life saved A 3-year-old little boy with a rare genetic disorder (Cri du chat syndrome) choked on a piece of plastic.  His mother when seeing him in distress immediately performed back blows and the abdominal thrusts but those methods failed.  Thankfully the family had a LifeVac in their home.  [...]

LifeVac is delighted to share details on our 333rd life saved On April 22nd a 1 1/2-year-old little boy choked on a strawberry causing a total obstruction.  The child was not able to make any noise.  She attempted back blows 4-5 times. Choking rescue procedures were unsuccessful and the child was going limp before his mother’s eyes.  [...]

We are thrilled to share news of our 331st life saved A 3-year-old boy choked on a meatball causing a total obstruction. The child has enlarged tonsils and will be getting surgery next month. His mother performed choking rescue procedures immediately but back blows were unsuccessful.  The child was lifeless and unconscious. LifeVac was used 1 [...]

LifeVac announces our 330th life saved It was reported to us on March 2nd that another choking incident took place in California.  An 86-year-old woman with Parkinson’s Disease choked on a piece of chicken causing a partial obstruction.  Her daughter was with her at the time and called for her caregiver to come help.  The caregiver right [...]