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LifeVac Canada Relaunches Redesigned Home Kit Packaging at Costco in Canada! Toronto, ON – October 2025 — LifeVac Canada Inc., the exclusive Canadian distributor of the innovative LifeVac® choking rescue device, is proud to announce the relaunch of its newly redesigned LifeVac Home Kit packaging at select Costco Warehouses across Canada and online at Costco [...]

A Garland Texas mother is praising the quick actions of Garland firefighters, who used LifeVac to save her choking baby's life. We are thrilled that this Fire department was equipped with the LifeVac EMS kit . Fire Departments throughout the US and Canada are utilizing LifeVac to save lives in a choking emergency. https://lifevac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GarlandSaves5monthold.mp4

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 [...]