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On June 18th, 2024 a 3-year-old boy choked on sausage resulting in a partial obstruction. Protocol was followed but was unsuccessful. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its second use. The child’s father describes the incident as follows: “My son came into the kitchen right after I gave him his food, and I could tell he [...]

On May 25th, 2024, a 9-month-old baby girl choked on mucus during a seizure at Splashin Safari Water Park. Protocol was followed but was unsuccessful. LifeVac removed the obstruction after several attempts. A good Samaritan who saved this baby describes the incident as follows:   “A little over a year ago I couldn’t shake the [...]

On May 20th, 2024 a 2-year-old girl choked on a peanut butter & jelly sandwich resulting in a total obstruction. Protocol was followed but was unsuccessful. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its second use. The child’s mother describes the incident as follows: “A day I will never forget. Every detail of that day replays in [...]

EL MONTE, Calif. (KABC) — El Monte police were able to rescue an 8-year-old boy who was choking and had been unable to breathe for several minutes after eating a piece of candy.Authorities released a dramatic bodycam video of the incident involving 8-year-old Ethan Becerra. https://lifevac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/POLICE2.mp4   The incident happened Monday at about 8 p.m. Police [...]

On May 24th, 2024 6 year old David choked on a chicken nugget resulting in a partial obstruction. Protocol was followed but was unsuccessful. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its third use. His mother describes the choking incident as follows: “My 6 year old started choking and got very scared. He was trying to scream [...]

On May 25th, 2024, a 1.5-year-old boy choked on a nickel resulting in a partial obstruction. Protocol was not followed as LifeVac removed the obstruction on its first use. His mother describes the choking incident as follows:   “He was able to fully breathe after suctioned and the coin fell out. I think the coin [...]

It's great to see our LifeVac USA partners on the news covering the scale of these dangerous illegal unregulated Chinese counterfeit devices of our regulated LifeVac medical device. But one thing we couldn't help but notice... Amazon stated "it acts quickly, to protect consumers and brands by removing counterfeit listings and blocking accounts". We know [...]

EL MONTE, Calif. (KABC) — El Monte police were able to rescue an 8-year-old boy who was choking and had been unable to breathe for several minutes after eating a piece of candy. Authorities released a dramatic bodycam video of the incident involving 8-year-old Ethan Becerra. https://lifevac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Inside-Edition-Video-6.mp4   The incident happened Monday at about 8 p.m. [...]