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LifeVac announces our 433rd life saved It was reported to us that on July 21st a choking incident took place at a home in Michigan.  An 18-month-old boy with Cerebral Palsy/Hydrocephalus choked on a piece of mango causing an almost complete blockage. Back blows were performed but failed to dislodge the fruit.  The child was [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to announce our 432nd life saved It was reported to us by a Good Samaritan that a choking incident occurred on July 25th at an adult daycare center for those individuals with neurological disabilities.  A 57-year-old male patient choked on a peanut butter sandwich. The unit was purchased by a mom who has two young [...]

LifeVac announces our 431st life saved It was reported to us that on July 20th a choking incident took place at a home in Texas. A 13-month-old baby boy with a heart condition choked on a piece of plastic. Choking rescue procedures were carried out but attempts failed at dislodging the object and the child [...]

LifeVac registers our 430th life saved We received news on the 19th of July that a choking incident took place on June 2nd in New Jersey.  A 32-year-old male choked on a piece of steak.   The LifeVac device was used immediately as he was unable to cough or swallow the meat.  The airway clearance device [...]

LifeVac announces news of our 429th life saved It was reported to us that on July 19th a female choked while having a cup of coffee and a piece of coffee cake.  Choking rescue procedures were carried out but attempts failed at dislodging the food.  The LifeVac device was then utilized while the woman was [...]

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 428th life saved in an Oklahoma Mental Health Facility It was reported to us that on July 18th a 59-year-old male began choking on a piece of sausage at dinner time.  “The piece of meat caused a total blockage while the patient was supine.  Staff attempted back blows [...]

LifeVac announces our 427th life saved On July 16th a 2-year-old little boy choked on a chicken nugget.  Choking rescue procedures were attempted by the child’s father but unfortunately were unsuccessful.  We are so thankful this family had a LifeVac in their home! Here is the dad’s testimonial: “My 2-year-old son was eating his normal dinner [...]

LifeVac announces our 425th life saved On July 13th a 3-year-old little girl from Michigan choked on a rock.  The obstruction caused a partial obstruction that turned into a full airway blockage. Here is what the child’s mother said about the choking scare: “Back blows were unsuccessful. I used the LifeVac two times and it dislodged [...]

LifeVac is happy to share news of our 421st life saved by first responders An Idaho Fire Department received the call of a choking emergency at a residential home.  Upon arrival, a 79-year-old gentleman in a wheelchair was choking on a piece of chicken.  His wife attempted BLS protocol but was unsuccessful in her attempts.  LifeVac [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 420th life saved On July 4th we received news of another Good Samaritan saving the life of a child. A 2-year-old boy choked on a grape causing a partial obstruction. A mom whose son has Cerebral Palsy purchased LifeVac as her son is prone to choking and [...]