In today’s fast-paced world, the unexpected can happen in an instant; this is especially true when it comes to choking emergencies. Choking is a leading cause of accidental death, and every second ...

It’s frightening when someone knows they’re choking. No one wants to be forced to do the Heimlich technique because they forgot the appropriate posture, putting their life in the hands of someone who ...

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 ...

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 ...

NESCONSET, New York (WABC) -- A device created by a man on Long Island, has been credited with saving the lives of people all across the world. Arthur Lih has the faces of 78 people from across the ...

LUMBERTON, Texas — A Southeast Texas mother is on a mission to inform parents about an anti-choking device that saved her son's life after he started choking at the family's home. Ashley Case was home ...

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 ...

Every year, nearly 5,000 people in the U.S. die from choking—adults and children alike. But one invention is changing that story. LifeVac, created by CEO Arthur Lih, is a simple, plunger-like device ...

LifeVac hosts a powerful celebration of "God winks, heroes, and heart," honoring a historic milestone shared by families, first responders, and everyone committed to ending choking deaths. NESCONSET, ...

DELPHI, Ind. (WISH) — Carroll County’s Emergency Management Agency and the county’s two school systems will be using an over-the-counter tool not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...