New Delhi: A five doctor-team onboard an Air Vistara flight bound to Delhi saved the life of a two-year-old girl mid-aid, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, announced in a post in X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday.
The premier institute said the two-year-old cyanotic female child who was operated outside for intracardiac repair was unconscious and cyanosed onboard the Bangalore to Delhi flight on Sunday evening in Vistara Airline flight UK-814.
Following a distress call, five doctors, all residents of AIIMS who were onboard, immediately examined the child.
According to the AIIMS post, the child's pulse was absent, extremities were cold , child was not breathing with cyanosed lips and fingers.
Mid-air, immediate CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) was started, with limited resources. Using skilled work and active management by the team, IV canulla was successfully placed, and oropharyngeal airway was put.
Emergency response was initiated by whole team of residents on board and the baby for brought to the Return of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC), the statement said.
The situation took a complicated turn when the child experienced another cardiac arrest. However, the skilled doctors utilised an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to successfully resuscitate the child. Upon reaching Nagpur, the child was transferred to a pediatrician in a stable condition, marking a successful outcome for the young patient.