NBC New York

More elderly Americans are choking to death. Are anti-choking devices the answer?

It was the scariest choking incident David Palumbo had ever seen. The 88-year-old man had been dining at a Providence, Rhode Island, Italian restaurant in September 2019. Now he was unconscious, with ...
WKBW

'It's pretty scary': $25,000 state grant used to buy anti-choking devices not approved by the FDA

Hello! I'm the Chief Investigator for the 7 News I-Team. If you have a story idea, please email me at Ed.Drantch@wkbw.com LANCASTER, N.Y. (WKBW) — A $25,000 grant is coming under the microscope, sent ...
WTOC-TV

New bill would require anti-choking devices in Georgia daycares- but are they safe?

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Georgia daycares could soon be required to have anti-choking devices on hand if a bill in the State House is passed. However, the devices aren’t recommended by any major medical ...
foxbaltimore

After student death, advocate urges Maryland schools to install anti-choking devices

Baltimore (WBFF) — Should devices that save people from choking be installed in every Maryland school? After seeing a recent Fox45 investigation, one advocate is now pushing to change state law. Toni ...
WKBW

'I would have real concern': NYS lawmaker pushing for anti-choking devices, not approved by FDA, in schools

Hello! I'm the Chief Investigator for the 7 News I-Team. If you have a story idea, please email me at Ed.Drantch@wkbw.com WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — Lexi Homberger — a third grade teacher at Dodge ...
abc27

Pennsylvania schools could get anti-choking devices under proposed bill

(WHTM) — Every Pennsylvania school would have anti-choking devices under a proposed bill. Rep. Tarah Probst (D-Monroe/Pike) said she plans to submit legislation to require schools to have devices in ...