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LifeVac is thrilled to announce our 262nd life saved It has been reported to us by our partners at LifeVac Europe that we helped save yet another life in the UK care sector, this time within Akari Care. An elderly female wheelchair user came into difficulty while enjoying her dinner. Food had become lodged in her [...]

LifeVac is proud to share news of our 260th life saved It has been shared with us from our distributor, LifeVac Spain, that LifeVac has been used to save a life of a 62-year-old woman in Madrid, Spain. The woman who suffers from swallowing issues due to previously having esophageal cancer was enjoying pieces of watermelon when [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 259th life saved On January 12th a 62-year-old woman with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) began choking on a pretzel causing a blocked airway.  Due to her medical condition, she is not able to move on her own making it impossible to perform abdominal thrusts.  LifeVac was used [...]

LifeVac is proud to share news of our 257th life saved On January 10th a 26-year-old autistic young man residing at a group home began choking on a muffin. The muffin completely blocked his airway causing him to lose consciousness.  LifeVac was used right away and successfully removed part of the muffin opening his airway.  [...]

LifeVac is happy to announce our 256th life saved On January 7th it was reported to us that a 48-year-old male choked on a cracker.  Choking rescue procedures were performed on the gentleman but were unsuccessful. The individual was laid down on the floor and LifeVac was applied. On the second attempt, the cracker was [...]

LifeVac is happy to share news of our 255th life saved On January 7th we received news that a 2-year-old little girl began choking on a chocolate bar with almonds.  The food caused a severe blockage and the child was not able to breathe.  The parent performed back slaps at least 5 times with no [...]

LifeVac announces its 254th life saved We have been informed that on January 7th LifeVac was used again to help save the life of another child.  A 1-year-old girl began choking causing a partial blockage in her airway.  Her parent followed the choking rescue procedures but they were unsuccessful. The child was laid down and [...]

LifeVac is excited to share news of our 253rd life saved On December 31 a 23-year-old female was attending a New Year’s Eve party when she began choking on a chocolate chip cookie causing a total blockage. LifeVac was used immediately and on the first attempt, the obstruction was dislodged. Here is the testimonial from [...]

LifeVac registers its 252 life saved It has been reported to us that on January 6th a 7-year-old girl choked on a sucker (candy) causing a blockage in her airway.  Choking rescue procedures were followed but failed.  The child was laid down and LifeVac was applied by the parent.  On the second place, push, pull [...]

LIfeVac is thrilled to share details on our 251st life saved. A 2-year-old girl choked on a piece of chocolate causing a severe obstruction. Choking rescue procedures were followed by her mother but were unsuccessful.  LifeVac was successful in dislodging the obstruction after one time.  A call was placed to 911. The ambulance arrived after LifeVac was [...]