Two Doctors Onboard Delhi-bound Flight Save Baby with Heart, Breathing Issues

Two Doctors Onboard Delhi-bound Flight Save Baby with Heart, Breathing IssuesCurated By : Aditi Ray ChowdhuryNews18.comLast Updated:October 01, 2023, 21:33 ISTSoon after the flight landed

after an hour, a medical team took the baby under their care and provided oxygen supportresetFollow us on FlipboardImpact ShortsYour shortcut to the biggest news storiesFollow us on Google

NewsThe baby was being taten to AIIMS, Delhi by the parents for treatment of the  heart condition.(Representative Image) Two doctors onboard a Ranchi-Delhi plane saved a baby with congenital

heart disease, who had developed severe breathing issues, while on the flight on Saturday.

Twenty minutes into the Indigo flight, the air crew made an emergency announcement seeking medical assistance from any doctor on board for a baby in distress.

Recommended Stories The baby was being taten to AIIMS, Delhi by the parents for treatment of the  heart condition.

Soon after the flight landed after an hour, a medical team took the baby under their care and provided oxygen support.

The doctors —  IAS officer Dr Nitin Kulkarni, who is also a doctor by training, and Dr Mozammil Pheroz, a doctor from Ranchi Sadar Hospital —  gave oxygen supply to the child using a mask

meant for adults and other drugs as emergency medical assistance.

Kulkarni, who is currently the principal secretary to the Governor of Jharkhand, said, “The mother was crying as the baby was gasping for breath. Me and Dr Mozammil took over care of the

baby. Oxygen was supplied through an adult mask as somehow no baby mask or cannula was available."

“We checked the medical records. The baby suffered from a congenital heart condition, patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). They were going to AIIMS for it," he added.

The injection Theophylline was administered from the drugs kit, Kulkarni added saying that the parents were carrying injection Dexona and that proved to be very helpful.

The baby showed some signs of improvement after the injections and the oxygen and heartbeat was being monitored with a stethoscope. Kulkarni also said that the lack of an oximeter made it

difficult to assess the oxygen saturation status.

"First 15-20 minutes were very crucial and stressful as it was difficult to gauge the progress. Finally the eyes became normal and the baby also made sounds," he said. He added that the

cabin crew was very helpful and provided prompt support.

The doctors requested for priority landing and full medical support on arrival.

The flight landed at 9.25 am and the medical team rushed in to provide the baby with oxygen support. “We were happy and satisfied with the outcome of our efforts of more than an hour,"

Kulkarni said.

A  co-passenger took to X (formerly Twitter) and congratulated the two doctors for saving the baby. AS Deol wrote, "Doctors are God-sent angels. Today, I saw one saving a 6-month-old baby on

board Indigo [flight]. Dr. Nitin Kulkarni, IAS, Governor House in Jharkhand took on his role as a doctor and saved the kid. Salute to you sir".

Earlier in August, a two-year-old toddler who stopped breathing mid-air onboard a Bangalore to Delhi Vistara flight was miraculously recovered after a team of five doctors travelling on the

same flight provided her emergency medical treatment.

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The incident happened onboard Vistara Airline flight UK-814 in which five senior resident doctors of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) were returning to Delhi from the Indian

Society for Vascular and Interventional Radiology (ISVIR).

(with PTI inputs)

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