On the 28th of November, LifeVac Europe was once again informed of LifeVac being used to save a choking casualty. This time the incident occurred in a Spanish care establishment when a male resident who suffers from a severe neurological disability in his 40’s started to choke on chopped up apple during snack time. BLS protocol […]
On November 14th, LifeVac was used to save the life of a 3-year-old boy named Zeppelin who was choking on fruit loops. The child was on the kitchen floor, not able to cough or make a sound. He was unresponsive when his mother spoke to him. His airway was completely blocked and was turning blue. […]
On November 13th LifeVac was used to save the life of 3-week-old, Audrey Johnson, the youngest life saved! The infant’s airway was fully obstructed and she was turning blue. She was unable to breathe due to the combination of thick mucus and gripe water. Infant choking rescue procedures were performed but were not working. Jerad, […]
November 8th LifeVac was used by EKAB Ambulance Service in Greece to save another life. A 90-year-old lady with Alzheimer’s Disease was eating dinner with her daughter when she began to choke on her food (chopped up burger). As soon as her daughter realized her mother was choking she administeredabdominal thrusts and back blows which […]
11th LIFE SAVED IN GREECE LifeVac saved its 11th life saved! An 87-year-old gentleman who choked on chicken and bread in a care facility. LifeVac was used by Greek EMS in Lamia. On the second application, LifeVac saved the gentleman’s life by dislodging the food bolus. “Choking from a foreign body. A grandfather, 87 years […]
We are excited to share news from the UK office on the 9TH LIFE SAVED USING LIFEVAC: We are very proud & pleased to share news of our 9th LIFE SAVED!! LifeVac saved the life of a resident who choked in an Exemplar Healthcare care home during meal time after standard BLS protocol failed & […]
Springfield Gardens, NY The LifeVac rescue suction device has registered its eighth global save and first from an emergency medical services response team. EMS rescue worker, Christos Dimitriadis, from E.K.A.B. in Athens, Greece reported the save. “On October 21st, 2017 we received a call regarding a possible choking and foreign body airway obstruction to a […]
The World Congress of Gastroenterology 2017 has selected LifeVac’s abstract for poster presentation at ACG2017.
