Elderly woman suffers cardiac arrest mid-air; rescued by Bengaluru doc: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Elderly woman suffers cardiac arrest mid-air; rescued by Bengaluru doc: Report

Hindustan Times  

In a lucky save, an elderly woman was rescued by a Bengaluru doctor - who happened to be a fellow passenger on the plane she was traveling in - after suffering a cardiac arrest mid-air. The elderly women, aged 60 years, was traveling with a relative and reported feeling uneasy and experiencing difficulty in breathing soon after the flight took off. The doctor performed CPR on the woman and revived her, later giving her some medication available in the flight's first aid kit, after which Dr Ganesh said she responded well and sat up. As soon as the flight landed in Delhi at around 2:35pm, the elderly woman passenger was taken to the Medanta Medical Centre inside the Delhi Airport for further treatment.

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