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On August 17th, 2024, an 8-month-old girl choked on a sticker, 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: “My child was turning blue, and this device saved her life. I was playing in the playroom… Read more

On August 10th, 2024, a 1-year-old girl choked on pizza resulting in a total obstruction. Protocol was followed but was unsuccessful leaving the child unconscious. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its second use. The child’s mother describes the incident as follows: “This was an unfortunate incident. My daughter has Covid so she was already weak…. Read more

On August 5th, 2024, a 10-month-old girl choked on cardboard that she picked up off the floor resulting in a partial obstruction. Protocol was followed but was unsuccessful. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its second use. The child’s mother describes the incident as follows: “Baby was sucking on something. When I pulled her fingers out… Read more

On August 8th, 2024, a 7-month-old girl choked on a fruit snack wrapper resulting in a partial obstruction. Protocol was not followed. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its third use. The child’s mother describes the incident as follows: “Baby was choking. My hands could not fit in her mouth to pull out the object that… Read more

On August 5th, 2024, a 48-year-old woman choked on steak resulting in a partial obstruction. Protocol was not followed as LifeVac was self-administered. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its second use. The woman describes the incident as follows: “I was eating a piece of steak and apparently didn’t chew it correctly. I was by myself… Read more

On July 28th, 2024, a 7-year-old girl choked on chicken resulting in a partial obstruction. Protocol was followed but was unsuccessful. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its first use! The child’s mother describes the incident as follows: “It was definitely an emotional experience and I am so thankful for your product. We adopted my daughter… Read more

On July 24th, 2024, a 5-year-old girl choked on a nacho lunchable 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: “Absolutely saved her life. She was eating a nacho lunchable at the time and put too… Read more

On July 16th, 2024, a 10-month-old boy choked a piece of a wrapper from a soda bottle resulting in a partial obstruction. Protocol was followed but was unsuccessful. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its second use. The child’s mother describes the incident as follows: “Thank you for an amazing product that definitely had an impact… Read more