Category Archives: Press Release

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30
Nov
Press Release, Saved Lives

3 Year Old Child Saved after Choking on Hot Dog

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        Fourlis Group of Companies, being the exclusive franchisee of IDEA trademark in Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria, through its Risk Assessment Committee evaluates all kind of risks among others related to sudden and unforeseen medical emergencies like Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Choking and, for that reason, has installed in all of its IKEA stores, Automatic External Defibrillators (AED’s) & LifeVac, in every food serving facility, a “Medical Device Miracle” especially designed to treat Choking.   On 23/08/2018 in our IKEA Airport Store located at Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” we came across a Choking Incident. The incident took place in one of our store’s food serving departments, […]

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07
Apr
News, Press Release

LifeVac, Life Saving Device Study Published in American Journal of Emergency Medicine

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NEW YORK, March 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The American Journal of Emergency Medicine has published an independent study documenting the effectiveness of LifeVac in removing an obstruction from a blocked airway. “This is a significant moment in our quest to reduce the number of choking deaths each year and validates what we at LifeVac already knew. The LifeVac should be used as a last resort in a choking emergency or when the Heimlich Maneuver cannot be used,” said Arthur Lih, Founder, CEO & Inventor of LifeVac. “This peer review provides credibility from the leading authority in emergency medicine that the LifeVac will effectively pull an object from an obstructed airway and […]

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News, Press Release

LifeVac Selected by American College of Gastroenterology for Presentation at 2015 Annual Conference

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On July 13th 2015, LifeVac was notified of its selection for poster presentation at this year’s ACG 80th Annual conference taking place October 16th through October 21st 2015 at the Hawaii Conference Center in Honolulu, HI. The presentation will be led by Dr. Lisa Brody, MD FACG. “We are very excited to have been selected as a poster presenter at this year’s conference. Dr. Brody is a respected expert in her field and we could not ask for a better representation for LifeVac,” said Arthur Lih, founder and president of LifeVac. “We look forward to demonstrating LifeVac’s effectiveness to the 4,000 gastroenterologists, physicians and other health care professionals who will […]

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MS, Neurological Community, Press Release

Arthur Lih to deliver keynote presentation on new hope and relief for Multiple Sclerosis patients

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Farmingdale, NY Arthur Lih, founder of LifeVac will deliver a presentation on how LifeVac has impacted the neurological community and offers new hope for patients afflicted with conditions that create difficulty swallowing and increase the risk of choking. “I am honored to have been asked to participate in this important event and I am humbled to see how LifeVac offers patients and their caregiver’s peace of mind and comfort” said Mr. Lih, who is also the company’s president. The event takes place on August 7th, 2014 6:00pm at Healthfit, Powered by Sarasota Memorial Hospital. It is being hosted by Friends of Hope.   About LifeVac- LifeVac is the revolutionary new […]

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