We have been informed by LifeVac Europe that LifeVac has helped save another life within the UK care sector. This time we helped save another life within the UK’s largest care and nursing home provider, HC-One. An elderly female resident was enjoying her dinner when she came into difficulty whilst eating. Food had become lodged in her [...]
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LifeVac is thrilled to announce our 217th life saved. A 3-year-old girl with Down Syndrome began choking on a landscape stone. The child was outside playing when she picked up the stone causing a partial obstruction to her airway. She was not able to talk or make a sound. The child was brought into the [...]
LifeVac is delighted to announce its 216th life saved. A 43-year-old gentleman in a care home in Washington state began choking on his pills. The gentleman’s airway was blocked causing his difficulty breathing. His caregiver was shown how to use the LifeVac by the family after receiving the unit. While the gentleman was in his [...]
LifeVac is delighted to announce our 215th life saved. LifeVac Saves Life in Ivass Manises Care Home, Spain It has been reported to us by our distributor LifeVac Spain that LifeVac helped save the life of a 53-year-old female in a choking emergency. The 53-year-old female, who has learning disabilities resides in an IVASS Care [...]
LIfeVac is excited to announce our 214th life saved. A 73-year-old woman was eating soft cheese when she began choking causing partial airway obstruction. The patient was unable to cough and was turning grey in color. The Heimlich maneuver was performed for several minutes without any success. LifeVac was then utilized clearing the patient’s airway [...]
LifeVac is proud to share news of our 213th life saved. We have received news from our partners in Australia that another child has been saved. A precious 2-year-old was saved in New Zealand when the child choked on cut-up strawberries and soft cheese causing a total blockage. LifeVac was used one time dislodging the [...]
LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 211th life saved. A 2-year-old boy was saved by his babysitter when he choked on a chicken nugget. The babysitter who is a neighbor watches the children daily. When the child began to choke, she right away used the LifeVac as she was trained by the parents. [...]
LifeVac registers its 210th life saved. The team at LifeVac Europe is extremely proud to share the news that LifeVac has once again saved another life within the UK care home. This time an 81-year-old female resident was enjoying her meal when she came into difficulty. Bread and meat had become lodged in her airway [...]
LifeVac is thrilled to announce its 209th life saved. A 3-year-old little girl choked on mucus which obstructed her airway. Here is the mom’s testimonial: “She’s been under the weather and has had some congestion but she’s been getting better. This morning some phlegm got stuck in her throat and it clogged her airways which [...]
It was a scary moment at a South Carolina restaurant when a 10-month-old baby started choking on a piece of pancake. Diners rushed to help the distressed family, but the Heimlich maneuver didn’t work. Salvation came in the form of a man named Major Hillard, who retrieved a device called a Lifevac from his car. [...]