Life vac?

[forchinet121]

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Have you guys heard of this? I didn’t know this existed but apparently it’s a device that will suck a blockage of the airway out of the child’s mouth? Should all parents have this?

Official Site of LifeVac | Choking Rescue Device that Saves Lives

LifeVac is a non-powered, non-invasive, airway clearance device developed for resuscitating a victim with an airway obstruction when current choking protocols have been followed without success. Choking first aid that every home should have.

lifevac.net

 

[GoSpursGo]

No, the available medical literature is pretty darn biased: A systematic review on the effectiveness of anti-choking suction devices and identification of research gaps - PubMed

I put this in the category of all the other junk that prey on scared parents.

 

[forchinet121]

No, the available medical literature is pretty darn biased: A systematic review on the effectiveness of anti-choking suction devices and identification of research gaps - PubMed

I put this in the category of all the other junk that prey on scared parents.

Do you think it doesn’t work? I saw a demonstration of it where it sucked the blockage out, what do you think is the downside

 

[GoSpursGo]

Do you think it doesn’t work? I saw a demonstration of it where it sucked the blockage out, what do you think is the downside

It costs $65.

The burden is not to consider the downside, but rather to show unbiased evidence that it works. I am wholly unsurprised that it worked in a product demonstration which is designed to show that the product works. If the company truly stands behind its product then they should pursue a real unbiased clinical study to show its effectiveness. If someone wants to have one, I'm not going to stop them, but I'm also not going to recommend something in the absence of unbiased evidence.