Police Officer Saves Woman that Choked on Pill with LifeVac – #457

LifeVac announces news of our 457th life saved It was reported to us by a New Jersey Police Department that a choking incident took place at the home residence of a 54-year-old female.  The woman choked on a supplement pill. Upon arriving at the home residence, the patient was standing over the kitchen sink. Back blows [...]

32-Year-Old Chokes on Cashews and Saves Herself Using LifeVac – #455

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 455th life saved On August 14th a 32-year-old female choked on cashews.  She was cleaning up her home and grabbed a handful of cashews.  She was unable to cough them up.  She used the rescue device on herself as her family was still sleeping upstairs. “This morning, I was cleaning because [...]

2-Year-Old Girl Chokes on Vomit and is Saved with LifeVac – #454

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 454th life saved On August 13th it was reported to us that a 2-year-old girl choked on vomit. “My daughter woke up with a fever and vomiting, and during a round of vomiting, it became apparent that she was choking on vomit for several seconds before then going into a seizure. [...]

2-Year-Old Boy Chokes on Strawberry and is saved with LifeVac – #453

LifeVac registers its 453rd life saved On August 13th a 2-year-old boy from Alabama choked on a strawberry.  His mom attempted choking rescue procedures but was unsuccessful in removing the piece of fruit.  LifeVac was then used 2 times successfully clearing the child’s airway of the obstruction.  First responders were called.  Upon arrival, the obstruction had [...]

3-Year-Old Chokes on Cheez-it and is saved with LifeVac – #452

LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 452nd life saved On August 12th a 3-year-old boy choked on a Cheez-it which caused a total obstruction.  His mom believes he went to cough and inhaled. The snack then got lodged in his throat.  She attempted back blows laying him over her knee.  She then grabbed the LifeVac off the [...]

Daughter Saves her Mother’s Life Using LifeVac – #451

LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 451st life saved It was reported to us on August 13th that a 52-year-old woman, choked on a mucus plug causing a total obstruction. “My mom was having a severe asthma attack and stopped breathing. We performed CPR and compressions, but she wouldn’t take a breath. In a desperate time, [...]

2-Year-Old Chokes and is Saved by Mom with LifeVac – #450

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 450th life saved On August 11th this precious 2-year-old boy choked on a block of ice from sorbet causing a total obstruction. Here is the mother’s testimonial: “I tried back blows first and when my son was still panicking and clearly couldn’t breathe, I pulled the LifeVac out and [...]

Man Chokes on Piece of Hot Dog and is Saved with LifeVac – #449

LifeVac registers our 449th life saved It was reported to us that on August 9th a 32-year-old gentleman in Texas experienced a choking incident.  While enjoying a hot dog a piece became lodged in his airway causing a total obstruction. LifeVac was used three times in a sitting position and successfully dislodged the food!

2-Year-Old Boy Chokes on Grape and is Saved with LifeVac – #448

LifeVac announces our 448th life saved On August 10th a 2-year-old boy choked on a grape.  The child’s grandparents were feeding their grandson. The child ate a tiny grape but although it was very small it became lodged in his throat.  His grandmother knew something was wrong and yelled up to her daughter.  They attempted [...]