On May 20th, 2024 a 2-year-old girl choked on a peanut butter & jelly sandwich 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: “A day I will never forget. Every detail of that day replays in… Read more
On May 30th, 2024 an 80-year-old woman choked on steak at Free House Restaurant resulting in a partial obstruction. Protocol was followed but was unsuccessful. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its first use! A good samaritan who saved this woman describes the incident as follows: “My husband and I were heading out for dinner… Read more
On June 5th, 2024, a 52-year-old woman choked on steak at Outback Steak House resulting in total obstruction. Protocol was not followed as LifeVac removed the obstruction on its first use. Her daughter describes the choking incident as follows: “My mom is a breast cancer survivor. She has fallen ill with a disease called… Read more
EL MONTE, Calif. (KABC) — El Monte police were able to rescue an 8-year-old boy who was choking and had been unable to breathe for several minutes after eating a piece of candy. Authorities released a dramatic bodycam video of the incident involving 8-year-old Ethan Becerra. The incident happened Monday at about 8 p.m. Police… Read more
On August 19th, 2021 1 year old Chase choked on a plastic thermometer cap resulting in partial obstruction. Protocol was followed but was unsuccessful. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its third use. His mother describes the choking incident as follows: “He was a little over 1 year old and was sick. We had the… Read more
On May 24th, 2024 6 year old David choked on a chicken nugget resulting in a partial obstruction. Protocol was followed but was unsuccessful. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its third use. His mother describes the choking incident as follows: “My 6 year old started choking and got very scared. He was trying to scream… Read more
On May 25th, 2024, a 1.5-year-old boy choked on a nickel resulting in a partial obstruction. Protocol was not followed as LifeVac removed the obstruction on its first use. His mother describes the choking incident as follows: “He was able to fully breathe after suctioned and the coin fell out. I think the coin… Read more
On May 22nd, 2024 a 3-year-old girl choked on a licorice resulting in a total obstruction. Protocol was followed but was unsuccessful. LifeVac removed the obstruction on its second use. A friend of the childs mother describes the incident as follows: “I was at my friends house for a playdate and our kids were sitting… Read more
On April 20th, 2024 a 3-year-old boy choked on a nickel resulting in a total obstruction. Protocol was followed but was unsuccessful. LifeVac dislodged the obstruction on its second use allowing the boy to breathe again. His mother describes the incident as follows: “He put a nickel in his mouth and tilted his head back…. Read more
A Jasper Elementary School nurse saved a fifth grader from choking with the help of LifeVac supplied through a grant from the Dubois County Community Foundation and the efforts of a Jasper Police Officer. Officer Logan Jones worked with the foundation to provide Life-Vac devices to every school and officer in the county. Recently, Caitlin… Read more
