Device aims to reduce choking deaths among children, people with disabilities

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Device aims to reduce choking deaths among children, people with disabilities
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In 2020, the rate of kids dying from choking was 1-2 per 100,000.

Kids and people with disabilities are at a big risk of choking, which is why some people want to see more life-saving devices like“We feel like Life Vac should be in every care facility, every school, every restaurant, easily available for somebody as an added rescue option. There’s no reason not to have it for the disabled and the abled,” said Toni Labbate., helping people with disabilities.

The masks range in size from kids to adults. Inventor, Arthur Lih, said they’ve saved 300 lives in 10 years.There are no needles, no medicine or anything that has the potential of harm. It’s just a suction. It costs about $70.

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