Dr Prabir Bhaumik
Prabir Bhaumik, who was on flight AI-142, had dozed off after the aircraft took off from Charles de Gaulle Airport at 8.45 pm local time on Wednesday. I have encountered many emergencies involving children, but handling a critically ill adult 40,000 ft in the air with extremely limited medical support was a learning experience,” said Bhaumik, who owns a multispeciality paediatric hospital in Kolaghat.
Air India said the flight was at cruising altitude when the emergency occurred and that the crew and the doctor on board handled the situation efficiently. Kolkata: A paediatrician travelling from Paris to Kolkata via Delhi helped revive a critically ill passenger who collapsed midair on an overnight Air India flight. He woke up on hearing an emergency announcement asking if there was a doctor on board. “The passenger’s oxygen saturation, heart rate and blood pressure were falling, and his pulse was weak. I suspected he suffered a myocardial infarction and began cardiopulmonary resuscitation. “Samson, the patient, repeatedly regained consciousness and collapsed as his vital signs deteriorated. We had to monitor his condition every five minutes and resume CPR whenever his condition worsened. “It was an experience I will never forget.
I instructed another person to use an Ambu bag mask,” the doctor told TOI on Friday.