Safe landing for man on ventilator

A critically ill Indian was safely flown home from Bahrain to Kerala by Indian Airlines, which equipped its aircraft with additional oxygen cylinders.
Keekan Sheik Mohammed Isak, 60, of Kasargode, Kerala, suffered a stroke and was at the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) for a few weeks before he was flown to the Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) in Calicut.
"Mr Isak required four litres of oxygen per minute," Indian Airlines country manager for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Niranjan Kumar told the GDN. "Our aircraft is fitted with seven oxygen cylinders, and we required an additional seven cylinders.
" Airline's general manager for engineering Anil Mathew in New Delhi managed to get seven more cylinders and sent them to Bahrain by our aircraft via Calicut," he revealed.
"Such a move was necessary to save the patient's life in case the flight is forced to fly extra hours or diverted due to bad weather or some other reasons."
"Nine seats were removed to accommodate him comfortably," he added. "A paramedic staff from SMC also accompanied him to Calicut.
15/12/07 Soman Baby/Gulf Daily News, Bahrain

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