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We are honored to share this milestone and story. A 94-year-old man from Oregon was eating dinner—steak and mashed potatoes—with his wife when he began to choke. Just moments earlier, his wife’s longtime caregiver had left for the evening, but was still in the driveway when the new aide ran out in distress. She rushed [...]

On February 7th, 2025 and 81-year-old man choked on an egg sandwich causing a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac successfully dislodged the blockage on its third attempt. The man’s daughter describes the incident as follows: “My dad was eating an egg sandwich and kept taking bites without swallowing. We just happened to look over and saw him turning [...]

On February 13th, 2025 a 3-year-old girl choked on a grape causing a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac successfully dislodged the food on its second attempt.  The child’s father described the incident as follows: “We thought we would never need to use it but we’re SO happy we had it when we did. The Heimlich maneuver [...]

On February 6th, 2025 a 2-year-old girl choked on a grape causing a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac successfully dislodged the food on its first attempt! The child’s father described the incident as follows: “Our daughter had grabbed a large grape while they were being sliced. She ate it and soon began choking. The Heimlich [...]

On March 14th a 1-year-old girl choked on Cheerios causing a partial obstruction. The choking rescue protocol was followed. LifeVac successfully dislodged the food on the second application. The child’s mother described the incident as follows: “On Friday morning, my daughter put a handful of cheerios in her mouth but was then upset by her brother. [...]

On February 10th, 2025, a 15-month-old boy with Down Syndrome choked on an apple sticker. Standard choking rescue protocol was followed, but failed. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its first use! The child’s mother described the incident as follows: “We are so thankful for this safety device! Here is the full incident in detail: We [...]

On January 21st, 2025 a 6-year-old girl choked on a piece of meat from Pho soup causing a partial obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its first use! The child’s mother described the incident as follows: “My daughter was eating Pho noodle soup that had different meats. I usually cut up all the meats so they aren’t so [...]

On January 9th, 2025, a 2-year-old boy choked on a piece of chicken causing a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its first use! The child’s mother described the incident as follows: “My son was eating dinner when he began choking on a piece of chicken he was eating. Due to [...]

On December 24th, 2024 an18 year old girl with Down syndrome and is autistic choked on steak and mashed potatoes causing a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac used one time successfully dislodging the food from her airway. The child’s mom described the incident as follows: “We live in Cape Coral Florida. On December 18th my mother suddenly passed away.  She [...]