LifeVac is proud to share the story of our 523rd saved life. A 13-year-old boy was saved by LifeVac after choking on a piece of a Hamburger. According to his mother, he has multiple medical issues and a small trachea, requiring a lot of supervision and care. Despite the hamburger being cut into small pieces,… Read more
LifeVac is happy to share details of our 522nd life saved. An 80-year-old nursing home resident was saved by LifeVac after a choking incident. While eating dinner, the patient choked on chicken and French fries, which caused a total obstruction in her airway. Nursing home staff acted immediately and began protocol with the Heimlich maneuver,… Read more
LifeVac is proud to share details of our 519th life saved. A 16-month-old-boy choked on cooked carrots and was saved with LifeVac. The boy’s mother saw him put the full carrot in his mouth, and immediately noticed he was not breathing properly. She called for her husband upstairs who was a fire department lieutenant and… Read more
LifeVac is honored to share details of our 515th life saved. A 25-year-old woman began choking on steak while at a party with her family. The meat was completely blocking her airway, causing a total obstruction. A friend who was at the party asked her if she could breathe. She shook her head no and… Read more
LifeVac is delighted to share details of our 506th life saved. A 5-year-old boy at an Elementary School in Connecticut started choking on thick while having a febrile seizure. The patient went unconscious. We are so thankful this school had a LifeVac on hand. “One strong pull dislodged the mucus clot allowing the patient to breathe without… Read more
LifeVac is thrilled to share details on our 505th life saved. On September 9th the Coral Springs Fire Department responded to a choking emergency at a local restaurant. An 81-year-old female choked on a piece of steak. The meat caused a total obstruction. They, unfortunately, had a choking death in their city 16-17 years ago. … Read more
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LifeVac is thrilled to share news of our 500th life saved. A 22-month-old girl choked on a piece of a pear causing a total obstruction. Her mother followed BLS protocol. Back blows failed to remove the obstruction. After three attempts she grabbed her LifeVac and used it one time dislodging the obstruction. Here is the mom’s… Read more
LifeVac is delighted to share news of our 495th life saved. On September 30th we received news from an Illinois High School that a choking incident occurred. A 15-year-old girl choked on a garlic clove while eating lunch. She was dared by classmates to eat a whole garlic clove. She tried to swallow it whole when it became lodged… Read more
LifeVac registers our 494th life saved. On September 30th a 2-year-old little girl choked on an unknown substance. “My daughter was buckled into her car seat when we were in the drive-thru. She was coughing like something was stuck although she had nothing with her. She may have picked up something that was left behind in… Read more
