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LifeVac announces 230th life saved. LifeVac announces our 230th life saved.  It was reported to use on December 14th that a 2-year-old boy began choking on an orange. The orange caused a partial obstruction.  The parent used the LifeVac right away and on the first pull, the obstruction was dislodged from the child’s airway.    [...]

LifeVac is happy to announce our 229th life saved. It has been reported to us on December 2nd a 3-year-old little girl choked on a piece of pancake.  The Heimlich was performed but failed and the child went unconscious. LifeVac was used 1 time and dislodged the obstruction saving her life.  She was taken to the [...]

LifeVac announces our 228th life saved. It has been reported to us that on December 9th a 7-year-old little girl in Hawaii began choking. The child choked on a marble causing her airway to become obstructed.  LifeVac was used immediately by the child’s parent and on the second attempt, her airway was cleared.  She was [...]

LifeVac announces our 227th life saved. It was reported to us that on December 5th an 8-year-old girl began choking on a piece of chicken. The chicken caused a partial blockage of her airway. The Heimlich was performed but was unsuccessful.  LifeVac was used in a standing position 3 times and removed the obstruction. “Dislodged and [...]

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 226th life saved. A 3-year-old little boy began choking on a piece of sausage causing a total blockage of his airway.  Protocol was followed but unfortunately was unsuccessful in dislodging the obstruction.  The child was placed on his back and the LifeVac device was used.   “He [...]

LifeVac registers its 225th life saved. The team at LifeVac Europe is extremely proud to share brilliant news, LifeVac has helped save another life in the UK care sector in a choking emergency. An elderly male resident, who is a wheelchair user, was enjoying his food during dinner. He quickly came into difficulty when food [...]

LifeVac announces our 224th life saved. An 11-year-old girl with Epilepsy suffered a partial obstruction when eating a hot dog. The LifeVac was used one time removing the hot dog from the child’s airway. Here is the mom’s testimonial: She is tube-fed due to swallowing issues. She had gotten into her sister’s food without our [...]

LifeVac registers its 223rd life saved. It has been reported to us that on December 8th a 4-year-old little boy choked on corn.  Choking rescue procedures were carried out but failed to dislodge the obstruction.  The child was in a sitting position when LifeVac was utilized.  On the second place, push, pull motion, LifeVac successfully [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to announce our 222nd life saved. It was reported to us that on December 1st a good Samaritan saved the life of a 3-year-old boy.  The child came into difficulty while at Logan’s restaurant while eating a meal.  The LifeVac was used two times by the good Samaritan and dislodged the food [...]

Michael Plunkett, LifeVac president, interviewed on Fox & Friends after viral video of a woman's baby who was saved. https://lifevac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Fox-News-Interview.mp4