We are extremely pleased to share wonderful news from our partners in the UK
“We have been informed that LifeVac was called to action once again. This time within a care home situated in Scotland, in a choking emergency.”
A 79-year-old female resident with Dementia, was enjoying her meal. Food quickly became lodged in her airway, creating a full airway obstruction. Staff acted quickly and accordingly delivering first aid BLS choking protocol (abdominal thrusts and back blows), but sadly these were not effective in dislodging the obstruction. The resident quickly became unconscious. Staff grabbed their LifeVac from the wall-mounted box and applied LifeVac to the resident who was laying on the floor. Within seconds LifeVac dislodged the obstruction, and the resident started to breathe again and regained consciousness.
If this device was not available this resident would have died, we had already unsuccessfully tried back slaps and Abdo thrusts prior to instructing staff to get seek the LifeVac for use.
— Manager
Easy to use, Minimal fuss, Effective
