Mumbai doctor saves life aboard Hong Kong flight

Mumbai: Until a few weeks ago, Dr Rahul Gujar was just another doctor, but everything changed for him on February 24 when he saved the life of 36-year-old Sunil Kumar 10,000 feet above sea level on a Hong Kong flight returning to the city.
In the early hours of February 24, when the pilot of Cathay Pacific flight-CX 709 announced if there was a doctor on flight, Dr Gujar made his way to the seats ahead and saw Kumar had fallen unconscious.
"I immediately checked his pulse and examined him. I suspected some internal bleeding. I asked the crew members to fetch me the emergency medical box and put him (Kumar) on an IV-drip and performed Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)," said Gujar, a gynaecologist at St Elizabeth Hospital in Malabar Hill, Mumbai.
Kumar almost immediately regained consciousness after CPR was conducted on him.
However, for Dr Gujar, the next worry was getting Kumar hospitalised.
"When the pilot informed me that we would not be landing for another two-and-a half-hours, I knew it would be too long a time and requested the pilot for an emergency landing."
The pilot made an emergency landing at Chennai airport, which was only an hour away. "Once the flight landed in Chennai, a team of doctors from the airport authority of India took over," added Gujar.
Dr Gujar said that during the situation, he noticed that several passengers were nervous and were praying for a miracle. "Even though we diverted from Mumbai to Chennai, there were no complaints from the passengers. In fact, they prayed for Kumar's survival."
21/03/11 NDTV.com

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Categories: Airports Mar 2011, Foreign Mar 2011