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LifeVac registers its 232nd life saved. It has been reported to us on December 15th that a 40-year-old male began choking on chewed food.  The food caused a partial obstruction of the gentleman’s airway.  Choking rescue procedures were performed but were unsuccessful.  LifeVac was used while the victim was in a standing position.  On the [...]

LifeVac registers its 231st life saved. It has been reported to us on December 15th that a 3-year-old boy choked on a slice of orange.  The Heimlich was performed but was unsuccessful in dislodging the obstruction.  LifeVac was used and on the 3rd, attempt removed the obstruction saving the child’s life. “After the third time, I [...]

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 [...]