On April 30th, 2025 a 2-year-old boy choked on a butterscotch candy resulting in a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac successfully dislodged the food on its third attempt. The child’s mother described the incident as follows: “Tonight, before church my husband and I had the scare of our lives. Our son choked on a… Read more
On March 30th, 2025 a 2.5-year-old boy choked on his lunch. Protocol was followed. LifeVac successfully dislodged the food on its first attempt! The child’s mother described the incident as follows: “Our family (my husband, 5-month-old daughter, 2.5-year-old son, and I) were out to lunch with my in-laws. I returned to the table from changing… Read more
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… Read more
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… Read more
On January 29th, 2025 an 8-month-old boy choked on a chip causing a partial obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its second use. The child’s mother described the incident as follows: “I was WATCHING my son walk along the couch holding onto it and didn’t see him put anything in his mouth… Read more
On January 27th, 2025 a 4 year old boy choked on a marble causing a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its second use! The child’s mother described the incident as follows: “My son was playing with marbles and put one in his mouth where it got lodged in his throat. My husband saw him… Read more
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… Read more
On January 9th, 2025, a 2-year-old boy choked on a piece of chicken causing a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its first use! The child’s mother described the incident as follows: “My son was eating dinner when he began choking on a piece of chicken he was eating. Due to… Read more
Members of the Chattanooga Rotary Club are providing Hamilton County Schools with LifeVac anti-choking units for every public school in the County. The value of the donation is approximately $20,000. Rotary Club Project Chair Don McDowell noted that Rotarian Paula Henderson brought the idea to the club after a presentation featuring information about the life-changing… Read more
On December 24th, 2024 an18 year old girl with Down syndrome and is autistic choked on steak and mashed potatoes causing a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac used one time successfully dislodging the food from her airway. The child’s mom described the incident as follows: “We live in Cape Coral Florida. On December 18th… Read more
