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 ...

Anti-choking devices donated to the Palm Beach Police Department will be placed in every patrol vehicle on duty, now that the federal government has approved LifeVac as a backup treatment for victims ...

TOOL CAN HELP SOMEONE IF THEY’RE CHOKING. YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER AND POSSIBLY EVEN BEEN TRAINED ON IT YOURSELF, BUT CLARKSVILLE POLICE JUST GOT A NEW TOOL. IF THEY HAPPEN TO FIND ...

El Monte police officers saved the life of an 8-year-old boy who was choking on a piece of candy this week, with officials on Friday crediting the use of a device designed to help remove obstructions ...

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 ...

There’s been a recent push among manufacturers of so-called anti-choking devices that have tirelessly been lobbying state and local elected officials across the country to require that schools have ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It was the scariest choking incident David Palumbo had ever seen. The 88-year-old man had been dining at a Providence, Rhode Island, Italian restaurant in September 2019. Now he was ...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- A father is sharing the frightening tale of a how he used a special device to save his daughter from choking while on the road. The Priebe family of Florida was driving home over ...

People should rely on the well-established Heimlich maneuver to save a choking victim, rather than newfangled "anti-choking" devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. "The safety and ...