Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The LifeVac has been distributed to first responders across Florida despite federal safety concerns and limited scientific ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent a warning letter to LifeVac LLC for marketing its LifeVac rescue suction device without obtaining premarket approval. FDA said it considers the ...

A popular anti-choking device is being shelved by Pembroke Pines police following federal government claims that it’s not as safe to use as advertised. The Food and Drug Administration admonished the ...

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 ...

While the Heimlich maneuver has been a go-to solution for choking for half-a-century, in the last decade anti-choking or airway clearance devices have grown in popularity, thanks in part to news ...

ACWORTH, Ga. — Acworth Police Officers were sent to an assisted living facility on Quick Water Landing after calls came in that a resident there was turning blue and choking. When officers arrived, ...

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 ...

The private maker of an anti-choking device and a Long Island-based nonprofit communicated closely with a city council member’s office last year as that lawmaker pushed to require anti-choking devices ...

Palm Beach Police Department said they would use the LifeVac anti-choking devices as detailed in the FDA's March 4 approval. The FDA says the devices should only be used as a backup should traditional ...