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Doctors Treat Critically Ill Passenger Midair on Delhi-Aizawl Flight
A passenger with kidney disease became very sick while flying from Delhi to Aizawl.
The person had trouble breathing, and their blood oxygen level became dangerously low.
The flight crew asked if any doctors were on board.
Three doctors came to help and gave oxygen and medicine.
The passenger improved for a while, but later became worse again.
The doctors arranged for an ambulance to meet the plane when it landed in Mizoram.
They helped the passenger at the airport and took them to a hospital in Aizawl.
The passenger later had dialysis and is now reported to be stable.
A passenger with chronic kidney disease became severely breathless during a Delhi-Aizawl flight, with oxygen saturation falling to around 40 per cent.
Three doctors aboard treated the passenger after the cabin crew asked for medical assistance.
Oxygen and steroids helped raise the passenger’s saturation to around 90 per cent, but the patient later deteriorated again.
Doctors considered intubation, and ground staff arranged for an ambulance to meet the flight at Lengpui Airport.
The passenger was taken to LRM Hospital in Aizawl, later extubated and given dialysis, and is now reported stable.
- Who
- A passenger with chronic kidney disease and three doctors travelling on the flight.
- What
- The doctors provided emergency care, and the passenger was transferred to hospital for further treatment.
- Where
- Aboard the flight, then at Lengpui Airport and LRM Hospital in Aizawl, Mizoram.
- When
- During a Delhi-Aizawl flight; the passenger was reportedly extubated the following night.
- Why
- The passenger became breathless and their oxygen saturation fell to around 40 per cent.
Key facts
- Flight route
- Delhi to Aizawl
- Passenger's condition
- Chronic kidney disease; travelling for a medical check-up related to the condition and dialysis
- Initial oxygen saturation
- Around 40 per cent
- Doctors who responded
- Dr Willie Lalhruaitluanga, Dr F Remthangpuii and Dr Benjamin Khiangte
- Airport transfer
- An ambulance met the flight at Lengpui Airport
- Hospital
- LRM Hospital in Aizawl
- Latest reported condition
- Stable after extubation and dialysis
Sources
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