India: 2-year-old kid stopped breathing on airplane. What followed next was a miracle
The doctors onboard the AIIMS flight that saved the little baby
In what comes as a miraculous escape, a two-year child aboard aBengaluru-Delhi Vistara flight on Sunday (August 27) was saved after five doctors, present on the plane, worked together and managed to keep the kid alive. India's premier medical research university, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and confirmed the incident.
The team of doctors (Dr Navdeep Kaur, Dr Damandeep Kaur, Dr Rishab Jain, Dr Oishika, Dr Avichala Taxax)wasreturning from an event organised by the Indian Society for Vascular and Interventional Radiology (ISVIR) when a distress call was announced on theVistara AirlineUK-814flight.
"While returning from ISVIR- on board Bangalore to Delhi flight today evening, in Vistara Airline flight UK-814- A distress call was announced,"read a statement by AIIMS.
The doctors immediately examined the little kid and found that the pulse was absent,extremities were cold and he was not breathing with cyanosed lips and fingers.
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Complicated operation
With limited resources on board, the doctors administered immediate CPR and attempted to use their individual skill setsto conjure up a solution.
"Successfully IV cannula was placed, an oropharyngeal airway was put and an emergency response was initiated by a whole team of residents on board,and the child was brought to ROSC - the return of circulation."
Notably, the operation became complicated after the child suffered another cardiac arrest. This time, thedoctors used an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to resuscuate the child.
"On reaching Nagpur, the child was handed over in stable hemodynamic to the paediatrician," the statement added.
The netizens lauded the divine intervention by the doctors. "The kid has gone through a lot. May he live a healthy life now," said one user, while another added:"Wow wonderful job, my friend in Check shirt - Dr Damandeep is also there!"
(With inputs from agencies)
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