LifeVac is proud to share news from our UK partners on the 335th life saved It was reported to us, that an elderly person residing in a care home in York, came into difficulty while eating. Food became lodged in their airway creating a full airway obstruction. Nurses acted quickly delivering BLS first aid choking protocol [...]

LifeVac is delighted to announce our 334th life saved A 3-year-old little boy with a rare genetic disorder (Cri du chat syndrome) choked on a piece of plastic.  His mother when seeing him in distress immediately performed back blows and the abdominal thrusts but those methods failed.  Thankfully the family had a LifeVac in their home.  [...]

LifeVac is delighted to share details on our 333rd life saved On April 22nd a 1 1/2-year-old little boy choked on a strawberry causing a total obstruction.  The child was not able to make any noise.  She attempted back blows 4-5 times. Choking rescue procedures were unsuccessful and the child was going limp before his mother’s eyes.  [...]

We are thrilled to share news of our 331st life saved A 3-year-old boy choked on a meatball causing a total obstruction. The child has enlarged tonsils and will be getting surgery next month. His mother performed choking rescue procedures immediately but back blows were unsuccessful.  The child was lifeless and unconscious. LifeVac was used 1 [...]

LifeVac announces our 330th life saved It was reported to us on March 2nd that another choking incident took place in California.  An 86-year-old woman with Parkinson’s Disease choked on a piece of chicken causing a partial obstruction.  Her daughter was with her at the time and called for her caregiver to come help.  The caregiver right [...]

We are proud to announce our 329th life saved It has been reported to us that on April 14th an 8-year-old boy in California choked on a quarter.  The coin caused a partial obstruction to the child’s airway.  The parents performed choking rescue procedures but attempts were unsuccessful.  LifeVac was then used on the child while [...]

We are proud to announce our 328th life saved Our partners at LifeVac Europe reported to us that an elderly resident was eating dinner when a piece of food became lodged.  The food caused a full airway obstruction. Members of staff acted quickly delivering BLS first aid choking protocol. Unfortunately, the obstruction could not be dislodged, [...]

Here is the testimonial for the 326th life saved. LifeVac is thrilled to announce our 326th life saved.  It was reported to us by a Good Samaritan that on April 17th LifeVac was used at a Walmart store in Texas.  The Good Samaritan used the LifeVac when a 4-year-old girl with autism began choking on a plastic wrapper. [...]

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 327th life saved It was reported to us on April 18th that a 3-year-old little boy choked on a Jolly Rancher candy. He had gotten into his older sister’s Easter basket and grabbed the sweet treat. The candy caused a total blockage of his airway.  His mother attempted to [...]

We are extremely pleased to share news of our 325th life saved. It was reported to us by our partners in the UK that LifeVac was deployed within a care home in a choking emergency. The care home provider has requested not to be named which we fully respect. An elderly resident was sitting down enjoying their [...]