The Huntington County Sheriff's Office is now equipped with rescue devices that help someone who is choking.

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 ...

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 ...

The Ache: Nearly 5,000 people a year die from choking in the U.S., according to the nonprofit National Safety Council. The Claim: Two new easy-to-use devices work like plungers to suck out ...

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 ...

Recently on a news broadcast there was a spot highlighting the LifeVac device and its inventor Arthur Lih’s endeavor to provide every school in the United States with one of the devices. As an ...

NESCONSET, N.Y., May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeVac, the global leader in airway clearance technology, proudly announces a major achievement: over 4,000 lives saved by its innovative choking rescue ...

If you have ever been around someone choking, you know it is a critical event that needs swift action to save that person’s life. But trying to think clearly during times of panic can be difficult, ...