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Choking can be very painful and frightening when you realize you can’t breathe. The emergency can cause panic among the people around the victim, especially when nobody is familiar with the first aid ...

Brittany Massie Weir bought a LifeVac device after seeing a video on social media of a good Samaritan saving a baby’s life. She never thought she’d have to use the portable airway clearing device on ...

Imagine the horror. You’re having a dinner party at your home, and a guest starts to choke on a piece of steak. What do you do? You’ve never executed the Heimlich maneuver; you’ve only seen it in ...

LifeVac is a life-saving device that can be used in both children and adults to stop them from choking. It’s not uncommon for people to end up choking for several reasons. Maybe they were eating and ...

Columbus police officers have added a new life-saving tool to their repertoire. Officer Alec McCullough had seen advertisements on social media for an accordion-style device called a LifeVac and it ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - One child dies every five days from choking, but a device called LifeVac has saved 700 people who were choking and likely would have died. In fact, a woman in our area saved her ...

The moment that someone realizes that they are choking is scary. No one wants to try to remember the proper position and be forced to use the Heimlich maneuver, leaving their own life in the hands of ...

NESCONSET, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeVac, the revolutionary choking rescue device, is proud to announce its collaboration with Retired Marine Colonel Christopher J. Douglas, a dedicated ...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- A father is sharing the frightening tale of a how he used a special device to save his daughter from choking while on the road. The Priebe family of Florida was driving home over ...