Switzerland County EMA Purchase 47 Life-Vac Mask

The Life-Vac is a non-invasive, non-powered Airway Clearance Device.

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(Switzerland County, Ind.) – It has been announced by the Switzerland County Emergency Management Agency that the Community Foundation of Switzerland County awarded them a grant to purchase the Life-Vac Mask.

The Life-Vac is a non-invasive, non-powered Airway Clearance Device (ACD) developed to remove an object from a victim's airway. This device is designed with a patented one-way valve that prevents air from pushing the object downward.

This creates a one-way suction to remove the obstruction and clear the airway of the victim. The negative pressure generated by the force of the suction is three times greater than the highest recorded choke pressure.

Switzerland County EMA purchased 16 home kits and 31 EMT kits of the Life-Vac Masks, totaling 47 kits in all.

The organizations that they were purchased for are as follows:

• Switzerland County High school
• Switzerland County Middle School
• Jeff Craig Elementary School
• Switzerland County Elementary School
• Swiss Villa
• Switzerland County Courthouse
• Switzerland County Jail
• Vevay Townhall
• Patriot Town Hall
• Switzerland County YMCA
• Switzerland County School Administration Building.
• Switzerland County Emergency Response (SCER)
• The Tech Center
• Switzerland County Health Department
• Nurse Management Clinic
• The Old Gym ( W. Seminary St.)