On May 22nd, 2024 a 3-year-old girl choked on a licorice resulting in a total obstruction. Protocol was followed but was unsuccessful. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its second use. A friend of the child’s mother describes the incident as follows: “I was at my friends house for a playdate and our kids were sitting […]
Meet LifeVac’s 62nd life saved! One year old, Charlotte began choking on a leaf she picked up outdoors. Both parents who are CPR certified quickly reacted to the incident. All choking rescue procedures were performed but FAILED! Thankfully they had a LifeVac on hand and her mom used the rescue device to dislodge the leaf […]
We are very happy to announce that LifeVac has been used again in the care sector a year apart. We have been informed LifeVac was used on two separate occasions at Little Oyster Residential Home in Kent to dislodge an obstruction when residents began to choke during mealtime. Little Oyster turned to LifeVac when unfortunately […]
We are overjoyed today to report that LifeVac has recently Saved another Child in Moorse, , Saskatchewan Canada! Charlee was choking on a piece of apple; standard first aid protocols were applied but unfortunately did not work. Charlee’s Mom had purchased LifeVac last year, and quickly used it to clear the blocked airway with only […]
7-Month-old, Everleigh was saved by her mother with LifeVac after choking rescue procedures failed. Mom’s testimonial of the frightening choking incident: My daughter, Everleigh, is 17months old. She was born with a rare genetic disorder called Soto’s syndrome. She is developmentally delayed in many areas. One of the biggest issues we have is low tone […]
Another life was saved within Four Seasons Health Care. A female resident started to choke during breakfast, BLS was carried out which failed. LifeVac was used to dislodge the obstruction and saved the resident’s life. This is LifeVacs 4th life saved within FSHC since their group rollout of LifeVac. We are very pleased to announce, […]
On January 14th, 2020, LifeVac was informed once again of saving another child’s life! The 17-month old boy was eating popcorn that his older siblings had given him when he began choking. His mother could see her son was in distress and attempted back blows to dislodge the obstruction. Back blows failed! The child was not […]