Wisconsin EMS Medical Director Approves New Anti-Choking Device as Backup Option

  MADISON, Wis. (WITI)-- A top state health official is giving emergency workers the green light use a new anti-choking device. The inventor said his design was inspired by a sink plunger, but FOX6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn found one big question remains about Lifevac. In the field of emergency medicine, it's not often something entirely new comes along. "It may be a terrific device. We just don't know," said Marc Cohen, executive director of the Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services Association (WEMSA). It's so new, state leaders in EMS response don't even know what to call it. Read more at WITI.
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