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We are delighted to announce our 278th life saved. It was reported to us on January 29th that a 2-year-old boy choked on a strawberry causing a partial obstruction.  The child’s mother attempted back blows but was unable to dislodge the food.  Thankfully she had her LifeVac and was able to remove the strawberry after one attempt. Here is [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 277th life saved. It was reported to us that on January 29th a ​4-year-old autistic boy, choked on a bagel causing a total obstruction. The child’s grandmother reported the choking Incident that took place at her daughter’s home. Choking rescue procedures were performed but were unsuccessful. Thankfully, they had [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 276th life saved. It was reported to us that on January 28th a 4-year-old boy choked on vomit/saliva. Here is the mom’s account of the choking incident: “My son had a fibral seizure and had choked on saliva/vomit at the same time. He was turning blue. Once I used [...]

We are thrilled to share news of our 275th life saved by a good samaritan! It was reported to us that on January 22nd a 62-year-old female with Multiple Sclerosis choked on a sweet potato. The choking victim was saved by her best friend.  The caregiver was not able to be there that day, so [...]

We are thrilled to share news of our 273rd life saved It has been reported to us that on January 22nd, a ​17-month-old, baby girl choked on a club cracker. Her mom attempted choking rescue procedures but to no avail…  LifeVac was used only one time. Here is the mom’s testimonial on the choking scare: “With one [...]

LifeVac announces news of our 272nd life saved It was reported to us on January 20th that a ​68-year-old gentleman with Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) choked on a piece of a biscuit. LifeVac was self-administered as the gentleman lives alone.  He used the LifeVac and on the second “place, push, pull motion was able to dislodge [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 271st life saved A ​14-month-old baby girl, choked on a full grape causing a total obstruction. Her mother who is trained in choking rescue protocol performed back blows but was unsuccessful. Her is the mom’s terrifying testimonial: “I couldn’t tell what she was choking on. She had been playing [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 269th life saved. An elderly woman in a wheelchair was saved by a Good Samaritan at Sea World in San Diego. The family was vacationing and that day they took the LifeVac with them in the stroller.  As they were walking by the picnic area, they noticed a [...]

LifeVac is proud to announce our 266th life saved On January 18th we received news that a 3-year-old little girl choked on granola.  Choking rescue procedures were performed but were unsuccessful in removing the blockage. Here is the mother’s testimonial: “She was choking on the granola, her lips were blue. I tried back blows and [...]

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 265th life saved It was reported to us on January 16th that a 9-year-old boy choked on Jolly Rancher causing a total blockage. The child knew what to do and came to his mother using the universal sign for choking.  His mother immediately performed the Heimlich but [...]