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 ...

A frantic mother saved her baby from choking using a device she happened to have at home. Brittany Weir said she knew it was a life-and-death crisis for her 1-year-old son Mason while she was in the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Parents Dakotah and Haley Thomas said they'll be forever grateful to the Seymour Police Department after one of the scariest nights of their life. It was Saturday, Aug. 3. Haley had ...

A desperate mother panicked when she realized her baby son wasn’t breathing, but was able to save him from choking to death with a device called LifeVac. Brittney Weir said she knew it was a ...

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 ...

NESCONSET, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- What began as one father's mission to prevent a senseless tragedy has now saved 3,000 children. LifeVac, the non-invasive airway clearance device invented ...

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 ...

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 ...

HANCOCK COUNTY – With the passing of his sister, Holly, Justin Zirkle said he wanted to continue her legacy of caring for others by getting life-saving devices provided in buildings across the county ...

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 ...