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LifeVac announces news of our 272nd life saved It was reported to us on January 20th that a ​68-year-old gentleman with Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) choked on a piece of a biscuit. LifeVac was self-administered as the gentleman lives alone.  He used the LifeVac and on the second “place, push, pull motion was able to dislodge [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 271st life saved A ​14-month-old baby girl, choked on a full grape causing a total obstruction. Her mother who is trained in choking rescue protocol performed back blows but was unsuccessful. Her is the mom’s terrifying testimonial: “I couldn’t tell what she was choking on. She had been playing [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 269th life saved. An elderly woman in a wheelchair was saved by a Good Samaritan at Sea World in San Diego. The family was vacationing and that day they took the LifeVac with them in the stroller.  As they were walking by the picnic area, they noticed a [...]

LifeVac is proud to announce our 266th life saved On January 18th we received news that a 3-year-old little girl choked on granola.  Choking rescue procedures were performed but were unsuccessful in removing the blockage. Here is the mother’s testimonial: “She was choking on the granola, her lips were blue. I tried back blows and [...]

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 265th life saved It was reported to us on January 16th that a 9-year-old boy choked on Jolly Rancher causing a total blockage. The child knew what to do and came to his mother using the universal sign for choking.  His mother immediately performed the Heimlich but [...]

LifeVac is happy to announce our 264th life saved It has been reported to us that a 6-year-old old boy from Canada choked on a burger.  The obstruction caused a partial blockage of the child’s airway.  Choking rescue procedures were followed but were unsuccessful and the child went unconscious. LifeVac was used 1 time and dislodged the obstruction [...]

LifeVac is delighted to announce our 263rd life saved It has been reported to us that an 82-year-old female who has suffered several strokes choked on peanut butter causing a total obstruction. Choking rescue protocol was performed but was unsuccessful and the patient went unconscious. LifeVac was used 3-4 times and dislodged the obstruction saving her [...]

LifeVac is thrilled to announce our 262nd life saved It has been reported to us by our partners at LifeVac Europe that we helped save yet another life in the UK care sector, this time within Akari Care. An elderly female wheelchair user came into difficulty while enjoying her dinner. Food had become lodged in her [...]

LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 261st life saved We have been informed by our partners in LifeVac Europe that another life was saved in a choking emergency, this time within an HC-One care home.  An elderly female resident came into difficulty while enjoying her meal, when food had become “stuck”, creating an airway [...]

LifeVac is proud to share news of our 260th life saved It has been shared with us from our distributor, LifeVac Spain, that LifeVac has been used to save a life of a 62-year-old woman in Madrid, Spain. The woman who suffers from swallowing issues due to previously having esophageal cancer was enjoying pieces of watermelon when [...]