Airway clearance tool LifeVac could have saved Imogen, 5, from choking on a frankfurt

The devastated parents who lost their five-year-old ‘princess’ after she choked on a Frankfurt cocktail have revealed the little device that could have saved her life.

Devoted mom Sam Lennon stopped to do a quick grocery shop after her daughter Imogen’s swimming lesson in the regional NSW town of Canowindra on Jan. 16.

The five-year-old’s favorite snack after that was a cocktail sausage, but when she drove back to the family dairy farm, she began to choke.

Ms. Lennon described the horrifying moment when she saw her daughter struggle for air.

“She sang ‘Mom,’ and then she made this horrible gurgling noise and when I looked back, her lips turned blue,” she shared. A current situation on Thursday.

Mrs. Lennon is first aid trained and did everything she could to help Imogen cough up the food.

Now she’s furious that a small tool that could have saved her daughter’s life is still largely unknown.

The simple device is called LifeVac. It has saved 747 lives worldwide, including 449 children, and was introduced in Australia six years ago.

LifeVac has a suction mask that fits over a person’s mouth with a small pump on top.

LifeVac (above) is a cleared airway that uses suction to pull blockages out of a patient’s throat

The person working to clear the blockage in a patient’s throat grabs the handle on top of the pump, pushes down and immediately releases – releasing the blockage to the surface.

“To find out that there’s a product available that could potentially have saved (Imogen’s) life that no one knew about makes me angry,” Ms Lennon said.

Ms. Lennon said half of the frankfurt Imogen ate went down her throat.

Immediately after trying to resuscitate Imogen, Mrs. Lennon rushed to Canowindra hospital.

Being a small country town, there were no ambulances available and no doctor at the hospital.

Two nurses and a cleaner tried to clear Imogen’s airway as her father, Bill, rushed to her side.

Unfortunately, little Imogen could not be resuscitated and died in the hospital.

Imogen’s devastated parents Sam and Bill Lennon (above) said they tried everything to help Imogen before she tragically passed away at Canowindra Hospital

Former paramedic Simon Gould (above) said LifeVac helps clear major blockages that standard first aid cannot

“I thought I was dreaming, it was a nightmare,” Mr Lennon said.

Former paramedic Simon Gould said standard first aid procedures are not always effective in major blockages and urged people to invest in LifeVac.

“Since we’re short on time, we can’t keep messing around and trying and failing the same things over and over again,” he said.

For more information about LifeVac, visit his website.