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 June 8th, 2025 a 2-year-old boy choked on a marble. Protocol was followed. LifeVac successfully dislodged the food on its second attempt. The child’s mother...
On May 31st, 2025 a 4-year-old boy choked on ribs resulting in a total obstruction leaving him unconscious. Protocol was followed. LifeVac successfully dislodged...
On December 24th, 2024 a 5-year-old boy choked on chicken fingers outside a Popeye’s resulting in a total obstruction that left him unconscious. Protocol was followed....