It has been reported to LifeVac Europe that LifeVac was put to the test once again within the care sector when a resident began to choke. A resident began to choke during mealtime within Runwood Homes Senior Living, staff carried out BLS protocol but as this incident was a partial obstruction BLS was ineffective. Staff acted […]
A female resident of a care home in Almeria, Spain became unconscious when she began choking on her meal of rice and vegetables. The resident was laying on the floor following dedicated staff carrying out BLS protocol which unfortunately failed to dislodge the obstruction. Staff quickly utilized LifeVac which dislodged the bolus of chewed up […]
We are delighted to share news of another child saved with LifeVac! A 13-month-old boy was saved with LifeVac by his mother when he began choking on a pretzel. The child was not able to make a sound and unable to breathe. His parents rushed to get the LifeVac, laid their child on the floor, and on […]
LifeVac received news that a resident at Carlton Senior Living facility was saved using a LifeVac device. Below is the testimonial:June, a staff member at Carlton Senior Living describes the choking incident:“Last night during dinner staff noticed that a male resident was choking and began to turn purple. A staff member began the Heimlich maneuver […]
We are thrilled to share new great news from our UK partners: “It was reported to us that LifeVac was used successfully to clear an obstruction of the airway within Akari Care when one of the wonderful people that they care for began to choke during mealtime. When a resident began to choke staff acted […]
All of us at LifeVac are thrilled to hear about another young life saved from choking. Read about the event below. Testimonial from the child’s mother: “First let me start by saying that my beautiful, smart, and full of life 2-year-old daughter would not be with me today without LifeVac. Eva was sitting next to […]
We have been informed that LifeVac was used in an elder care facility in the Netherlands to save two separate people from choking to death when BLS had failed. We look forward to sharing more information soon. Matt Banagan, Director of LifeVac Europe shares: “LifeVac Europe took on LifeVac Benelux as a distributor following the 2019 ERC […]
LifeVac Europe was informed one of our devices was used within Hallmark Care Homes during mealtime. A resident began to choke during mealtime while sitting in her chair and could not breathe. Staff acted very quickly to the situation delivering BLS protocol which unfortunately failed to clear the resident’s airway. LifeVac was then deployed within […]
We are excited to share LifeVac registers its 67th life saved. We have been that another life saved within the Spanish care sector when a 44-year-old female resident began to choke in a Daycare home in Valencia, Spain. The female resident started choking on her turkey sandwich, which became a full airway obstruction. Staff again acted […]
ifeVac is thrilled to announce another precious life saved using the choking first aid LifeVac. Below is the mother’s account of the incident. Mom’s testimonial:We bought the LifeVac a couple a months ago after we had a traumatic choking experience with our then 22 month old son. He choked on a chicken nugget and we were scared […]