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A comment on the article mentions a competitor at http://lifevac.net http://lifevac.net: "There is another version of this type of device that has been around
by claar 11y ago
A comment on the article mentions a competitor at http://lifevac.net http://lifevac.net:
"There is another version of this type of device that has been around (FDA approved) for a couple of years now. It's called LifeVac and it has been adopted by several fire departments, schools, skilled nursing facilities and families all across the eastern seaboard as well Europe and Canada. Only costs $69.95 and even that number can come down with different promotions that are offered."
- knodi123 11y agoAre you saying the article was lying? "There is nothing like Dechoker on the market." ;-) Looks like the earliest mention I can find of LifeVac is May 15, 2014, while Dechoker is from 2011. I wonder if this is a case of "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery", or whether they were independent ideas?
- DanielStraight 11y agoWorth noting that the Dechoker covers a wider age range. LifeVac says not recommended under 40 pounds (probably age 3-5), Dechoker goes down to 6 months with the toddler version.
- userbinator 11y agoThe instruction diagram is great: https://lifevac.net/wp-content/uploads/easy-as-place-push-pull-sm.jpg https://lifevac.net/wp-content/uploads/easy-as-place-push-pu... ...just like unclogging a toilet with a plunger!
- TomStephenson 11y agoThis lifevac is a total joke! No way the tongue and cheeks don't get in the way. So, really we are supposed to plunge down on someone's head and hope a toilet plunger works. Is that legit, seriously