Every school in NYC would be required to have “airway clearance devices” to help prevent choking deaths under a City Council bill gaining bipartisan steam.

An Acworth Police officer is being praised for her swift actions to help a driver choking on a water bottle cap. The driver, identified as Steven Williams, pulled over in the area of New McEver Road ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - It can happen in seconds and is known as a silent killer. Choking deaths happen mostly in small kids and ...

“There is a need for further evidence on the benefits and harms of suction-based airway clearance devices.” Further examining the potential harms is critical, researchers say. According to ...

The devices are designed to save a person who is choking when other methods, like the Heimlich meneuver, have failed, the ...

RELATED: Video shows Tampa police officers saving child choking on tomato According to the creator, the LifeVac is a simple airway suction device designed to help during choking emergencies.

New airway management devices can help protect medical professionals ... However, the tools used to suction away airborne contaminants are bulky and require a second pair of hands, and because ...

STATELINE, Nev.– The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) received a generous donation of 20 LifeVac devices from Stateline ...

West took over for the parents and used a LifeVac Suction Device, dislodging a piece of chocolate and Christmas ornament from the boy's airway. The boy was taken to Scott Memorial Hospital to be ...

In adults undergoing general anesthesia, the i-gel, a second generation supraglottic airway (SGA) device, is associated with fewer respiratory complications than the first generation LMA-Unique.

a pulse oximeter to track his oxygen saturation and a suction machine to remove secretions that collect in his airway. Every device requires electricity. When the power goes out in their Clovis ...