Choking emergencies develop rapidly and require immediate, decisive action to prevent tragic outcomes. When someone cannot breathe, speak, or cough forcefully due to an airway obstruction, permanent ...

FDA Authorization of LifeVac Device Brings Hope for Choking Emergencies Our goal has always been simple,” “We don’t ...

LifeVac is approved for use as a single-use, non-powered, non-invasive airway clearance device.

While choking can happen to anyone at any time, certain people are at higher risk, including people with neurological ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, the Heimlich maneuver has been lauded as the best course of action to save someone who is choking, but now experts ...

LONG ISLAND, N.Y., Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The last update to airway obstruction protocols occurred in 1976, making this the first significant revision in 47 years. Based on the findings of the ...

CLARKSVILLE, Ind. — Clarksville Police Officers are now ready to save lives in a chocking emergency. According to a news release, all Clarksville Police Department officers are now equipped with ...

LifeVac LLC announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted De Novo classification for LifeVac under 21 CFR 874.5400, formally establishing the device type "suction ...

TAMPA, Fla. — In emergencies where every second matters, having the right tool on hand could mean the difference between life and death. Just last month, a Tampa police officer's body camera captured ...

Two new devices are currently on the market to save someone from choking when standard treatments — like the abdominal thrust manuever Henry Heimlich developed in 1974 — don’t work, according to The ...

NESCONSET, N.Y., March 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeVac LLC announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted De Novo classification for LifeVac under 21 CFR 874.5400, ...