Medical Journals
Learn About the Efficacy of LifeVac in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Successful use of a novel device called the LifeVac to resuscitate choking victims—worldwide results.
Portable, non-powered, suction-generating device for management of life-threatening aerodigestive tract foreign bodies: Novel prototype and literature review.
Use of a novel portable non-powered suction device in patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia during a choking emergency.
Resuscitation of choking victims in a pediatric population using a novel portable non-powered suction device: Real-world data.
A 2-year prospective evaluation of airway clearance devices in foreign body airway obstructions.
Phase one of a global evaluation of suction-based airway clearance devices in Foreign body airway obstructions: A retrospective descriptive analysis.
The efficacy and usability of suction-based airway clearance devices for foreign body airway obstruction: a manikin randomized crossover trial.
Would anti-choking devices be correctly and quickly managed by health science students? A manikin crossover trial.
A response to a single cadaver study assessing the efficacy of two commercially available devices for airway foreign body relief.
Real Stories, Real Lives Saved
On January 19, 2026, a 4-week-old baby girl choked on vomit resulting in a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac successfully dislodged the obstruction on its second attempt. The child's mother...
On December 9th, 2025, a 2-year-old boy choked on a cheese stick resulting in a total obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac successfully dislodged the obstruction on its second...
On January 21st, 2026, an 8-month-old boy choked on Styrofoam resulting in a partial obstruction. Protocol was followed. LifeVac successfully dislodged the obstruction on its first attempt! The child's mother (a RN) described the incident...