A Mariposa deputy was able to save a 16-month-old child from choking thanks to having the right equipment.Deputies responded ...

A company gave an eastern Iowa school district a new medical device, free of charge. The company behind the "Dechoker" claims it can save the lives of young choking victims. Union Community School ...

A Mariposa County sheriff's deputy used a DeCHOKER suction device to revive a 16-month-old who had stopped breathing after ...

Mariposa County deputies saved a choking toddler using a DeCHOKER device. The child is now safe and recovering after the rescue.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to choking — every second counts. In 2015 more than 5,000 people across the country lost their lives in a ...

Two new devices are currently on the market to save someone from choking when standard treatments — like the abdominal thrust manuever Henry Heimlich developed in 1974 — don’t work, according to The ...

For the last 50 years, the Heimlich maneuver has been the proven technique to save someone from choking.It's estimated that 100,000 lives have been saved.But recently, the Food and Drug Administration ...

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - As soon as next month, all cafeterias in Jeff Davis Parish schools will be adding a new device to their emergency kits. “12,000 kids are admitted to the ER for choking ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- After a Clark County sheriff's deputy nearly died from choking recently, a potentially life-saving device is coming to the county. You may have never heard of the small ...