Special / Passenger suffered heart attack twice in flight, Indian-origin doctor traveling again saved his life like this

New Delhi: An Indian-origin doctor has told the story of 5 hours of struggle, when he saved the life of a passenger on a long distance flight to India. Dr Vishwaraj Vemala, a consultant hepatologist in Birmingham, was on a 10-hour flight when a 43-year-old man went into cardiac arrest and collapsed in the aisle. With the help of medical supplies on board and items obtained from passengers, Dr. Vemala revived his fellow passenger twice and said he would remember the experience for the rest of his life.

University Hospital Birmingham wrote on Twitter: "Dr Vishwaraj Vemala, one of our consultant hepatologists, saved the life of a passenger who suffered two cardiac arrests mid-flight. With limited supplies, Dr Vemala was able to revive him before being handed over to emergency crews on the ground."

According to a press note, Dr Vemala was flying from the United Kingdom to India in November to take her mother back to her hometown Bangalore when the cabin crew on an Air India flight started calling for the doctor, when a The passenger had a heart attack. The man, who had no previous medical history, had collapsed in the aisle of the flight, following which Dr. Vemala rushed to his rescue.

The doctor was brought to his senses for about an hour before the passenger regained consciousness. During this, Dr. Vemala asked the cabin crew if they had any medicine. "Fortunately, he had an emergency kit which, to my surprise, contained resuscitation medicine to enable life support," he added. However, they added that "apart from oxygen and an automated external defibrillator, there was no other equipment on board to see what condition he was in."

After talking to other passengers on the flight, Dr. Vemala got a heart rate monitor, blood pressure machine, pulse oximeter and glucose meter to check the man's vitals. But the passenger, who had been talking to a doctor after regaining consciousness, suddenly went into cardiac arrest again, requiring even longer resuscitation.

According to the press release, Dr. Vemala said, "In total, he had no pulse or blood pressure during the flight for about two hours, we along with the cabin crew were trying to keep him alive for a total of 5 hours. This we It was very scary for everyone, especially the other passengers and it was quite emotional."