LifeVac is happy to announce our 311th life saved.  It was recently reported to us that on February 3rd a 12-year-old boy choked on a chunk of  (un-crispy) bacon causing a total blockage.  The child has a broken front tooth and is unable to fully chew food. Back blows and abdominal thrusts were performed but unfortunately unsuccessful. [...]

LifeVac is delighted to announce our 310th life saved.  It was reported to us that on March 27th an 80-year-old female choked on a steak sandwich.  The food caused a partial blockage of the woman’s airway.  Her daughter attempted clearing her airway using the Heimlich maneuver. but unfortunately, those attempts were unsuccessful.  Thankfully, her husband had seen an ad [...]

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 309th life saved On March 24th it was reported to us that a little boy who is almost 2 years old choked on a piece of strawberry.  The child was not able to make a sound and his face was turning bright red.  His mother immediately started back [...]

LifeVac is happy to announce our 308th life saved On February 12th a 44-year-old male with dysphagia (caused by acid reflux)began choking.  LifeVac was utilized immediately in a standing position.  On the second attempt, the blockage was cleared.  “Was able to clear fluid backup and breathe, used 3 times on way to ER. “My father bought [...]

LifeVac registers its 307th life saved. On March 13th we received news that an elderly man choked on a bean and cheese burrito. The owner of the LifeVac saved the gentleman who is a family friend. “I am a NICU RN and used to dealing with emergency situations but am always in the hospital setting where [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to share details on our 306th life saved. On March 20th this precious 2-year-old autistic boy choked on phlegm.  His father who has taken a CPR class performed back blows but he still was struggling to get any air.  The child was laid on his back,  LifeVac was utilized and on the first [...]

LifeVac registers its 305th life saved It was recently reported to us that a choking incident took place in December of 2021 when a 2-year-old little girl choked on cheese.  The food caused a total blockage of the child’s airway.  When back blows failed the child’s mother utilized the LifeVac device and successfully dislodged the [...]

LifeVac announces our 304th life saved It was reported to us that on March 17th a 5-year-old boy choked on a piece of chicken.  The chicken caused a partial blockage of the child’s airway.  Choking rescue protocol was followed but was unsuccessful.  The child was laid down and LifeVac was utilized. One the first Place, Push, [...]

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 303rd life saved On March 14th we received news that a 57-year-old woman with Huntington’s Disease choked on a meatball.  The food caused a full blockage of her airway.  Abdominal thrusts were performed by her husband but she is quite frail and they were unsuccessful.  LifeVac was then utilized [...]

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 301st life saved. On March 9th a 47-year-old male choked on a piece of steak. The gentleman was having dinner with the family when his sister-in-law realized he was choking.  As a nurse, she knew exactly what to do and immediately took action and started performing abdominal thrusts.  She [...]