LI mans mission to prevent choking deaths is backed by God and Dr. Ben Carson: I give it as baby shower gifts

It’s a breath of fresh air.A Long Island entrepreneur who claims he’s doing God’s work has saved over 5,000 lives with his revolutionary LifeVac anti-choking device — and won over Dr.

Ben Carson in the process.“Every place that serves food or has people eating in it should have this readily available — and all their staff should be trained,” Carson told The Post.“There shouldn’t be any lives lost for this reason anymore.”The easy-to-use suction device that seals over a person’s mouth to remove airway blockages started as a sink plunger and glue in the garage of Massapequa man Art Lih more than a decade ago.Late last year it surpassed the major milestone of preventing 5,000 choking deaths.“We had saves in six countries in one day recently,” said Lih.“I think we can hit 10,000 saves this year.”Lih, 61, runs his Nesconset-based business as a labor of love, including holding onto photos for each person who survived a choking to death thanks to his life-saving device.He also offers a free contraption to every school across the US — it’s saved over 3,000 kids — plus a complimentary replacement to any customer who needs one.

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LifeVac’s team successfully lobbied for Texas to pass a law mandating airway-clearance devices in schools in the Lone Star State last June, as well.It’s much simpler than the Heimlich Maneuver, which requires necessary training, Lih said. “This is something that is so simple that a child could do it,” Carson said about the LifeVac.And they have.“He taught my children how to use it,” mom Jennifer Glenn said of the device that was “collecting dust at our house up until that point.”The CEO personally visits many who’ve been saved, such as the Glenn family of Cedar Hill...