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Forget Razor Blades & Poisoned Apples: Choking Is The Real "Candy Threat" On Halloween

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It's a shocking but true fact: Every Halloween, the number of child deaths will double — and candy is responsible for 19% of choking deaths in children.

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It's not just a Halloween danger, either. Choking is the fourth leading cause of unintentional death in preschool kids and one of the leading causes of infantile death.

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"Choking incidents aren't as uncommon as you might think," says Elizabeth Donner, M.D., a pediatric hospitalist at the Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando.

The risk spikes during Halloween, as Dr. Donner recently discovered. She reviewed popular Halloween treats for potential choking hazards.

After reviewing the 25 most popular candy options, Dr. Donner discovered that 60 percent of Halloween candy poses a serious choking threat — which could explain the increased risk during Halloween.

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Imagine: It's Halloween, and you've just left your child alone with their candy — after inspecting it and taking your fair share, of course.

When suddenly, your little one bursts into the room, blue in the face, wheezing and gasping desperately for breath.

Your child is choking on their Halloween candy. Quick! What do you do?

If you're like most parents in this situation, you will likely start to panic. If you manage to compose yourself, you'll go back and forth between back slaps and chest thrusts (aka "The Heimlich Maneuver"), hoping it removes the candy.

Of course, that's assuming you had already learned how to do them both properly beforehand — and assuming you don't forget in the heat of the moment, which is surprisingly common.

But let's say you perform back slaps and the Heimlich perfectly — yet they still don't work. The ambulance is still 10+ minutes away. Your child is still choking, about to lose consciousness. What do you do then?

It's a terrifying situation that no parent wants to think about. But sadly, not thinking about it won't make the danger any less real.

How To Save Your Child From Choking — Even When The Standard Methods Fail

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If you have young children who plan to go trick or treating this year, now is the time to prepare for the small, but very real, possibility of a choking emergency.

Unfortunately, the traditional methods may not be as reliable for young children. Abdominal thrusts only work on 70-86% of choking victims — even when it's administered properly.

It also runs a high risk of fracturing ribs, rupturing your child's diaphragm, or injuring their gastrointestinal tract.

Back blows can also be effective, but they run the risk of pushing the object deeper into the throat.

That's why experts are urging parents to prepare for a sudden, unexpected choking emergency before Halloween arrives.

Luckily, it recently became easier than ever to prepare your home against a choking incident — thanks to a new invention called LifeVac.

LifeVac is a new anti-choking medical device that has recently been approved for consumer use — and it's already saved 2,952 lives and counting.

LifeVac offers an incredible new way to get peace of mind about choking, especially if you have small children — if you haven't heard about it yet, you absolutely have to!

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LifeVac is a revolutionary new anti-choking device that works like a vacuum to help remove objects from the throat in seconds.

You can use it on your child to quickly remove stuck objects — and you can even use it to save yourself from choking.

LifeVac comes in to save the day when the traditional first aid methods fail. You can use it right away, particularly when it's not possible to administer other methods — such as with children, people who are obese, or elderly.

Most importantly, LifeVac has thus far been 100% effective at preventing choking deaths.

LifeVac is Highly Effective — And Anyone Can Use It. Photo provided by LifeVac

LifeVac was designed to be easy, fast, and effective. With thousands of lives saved already, it's clearly doing its job!

It has a patented valve that creates one-way suction to remove food or objects stuck in the airway.

As the plunger goes down, the patented valve vents air out the side of the mask. When the plunger comes up, an airtight seal helps to pull the object up and out of the airway.

With LifeVac, it is impossible to push the object further down the airway. It can only help.

Although it can take several plunges to remove a firmly stuck object, the patented valve has successfully saved the lives of EVERYONE it's been used on so far.

LifeVac is manually powered, so it never needs electricity, batteries, or charging. It's always ready to save a life!

How Do I Use LifeVac? Photo provided by LifeVac

Anyone can use LifeVac — it's as simple as Place, Push, Pull.

The LifeVac mask fits people of all sizes and ages. To use it, you simply:

Place the mask over the nose and mouth

Push down the plunger handle

Pull up the plunger handle

The user-friendly design makes it extremely easy to use, even in a stressful environment. It doesn't require much strength, either. And its patented one-way air valve helps prevent user error.

In addition, every LifeVac Home Kit comes with practice masks, so you can be sure you're comfortable with the technique.

LifeVac is equipped to be used on persons starting at 22 pounds utilizing the pediatric mask. Per the manufacturer's recommended guidelines, 22 pounds is the minimum weight for the pediatric mask to fit properly.

Although LifeVac is especially important to have on hand before Halloween if you have small children, it's really meant for everyone — and it's useful year-round.

Even better, you only need to buy it once. If you ever need to use it to save a life, they will send a replacement for free. (Even though you'd surely be glad to pay a few bucks for something that literally saved your child's life, right?!)

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Doctors, nurses, pediatricians, safety experts, emergency responders, and so many more have been praising LifeVac as a must-have for any family at risk of a choking incident — which includes families with young children, seniors, and people who are obese.

A medical device like this, with such incredible widespread use, is nothing short of a massive breakthrough in home safety.

After all, anyone can suffer a choking emergency. And for the first time, we have one single device that can help save anyone from choking, regardless of what they're choking on.

And for many people, the traditional methods may not be possible:

In some of these cases, the Heimlich and back blows may not work. And in these cases, LifeVac can help safely and harmlessly remove the object and save a life.

That's why some experts now say they would trust LifeVac more than anything else in an emergency.

So, if you have small children at home, you need to prepare yourself with LifeVac — it's a great way to get true peace of mind about a possible choking emergency in your home.

Here's How To Get Your LifeVac Before Halloween:

After passing rigorous tests, LifeVac is now available to the public — where it's since been tested by thousands of people without a single failure.

To get yours, you can order directly from the creator on the official LifeVac website.

Even better, LifeVac is currently offering a limited-time Halloween sale:

You'll get $10 OFF your first LifeVac and up to 40% OFF your order when you buy multiple.

So stock up — this deal is likely to disappear soon, and having a LifeVac in your car, at home, and at the office or school is the best way to guarantee you're always prepared. Plus, they make thoughtful gifts for your loved ones of all ages and sizes!

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