A doctor tried to save a passenger's life on a flight.
The man had a heart attack while flying with his son.
After being resuscitated for an hour, the 43-year-old man stopped breathing.
A passenger on a flight from the UK to India died after his heart stopped twice.
A passenger on an Air India flight stopped breathing and collapsed.
The 43-year-old man was resuscitated by the consultant he works for at the University Hospitals ofBirmingham.
I was able to resuscitate him for about an hour. The cabin crew on the plane were asked if they had any medication. Resuscitative medication was included in the emergency kit, which I was surprised to see.
Vemala asked passengers on the plane if they had any equipment that could help him.
The patient's vital signs were monitored with a heart-rate monitor, blood pressure machine, and ox pulseimeter.
Vemala said it took a long time to revive the man after he had a heart attack. He was without a pulse or blood pressure for over two hours. We tried to keep him alive for five hours.
He said it was frightening and emotional for everyone.
The pilot was denied permission to land at the airport. Emergency staff were waiting on the ground for the plane to land.
The passenger was resuscitated and was able to talk to me. Vemala told him to go to a hospital to be checked over.
The patient cried when he said thank you to me. He said that he was indebted to the person who saved his life.
He had never dealt with a cardiac arrest in the air.
It was the first time in seven years that my mother had seen me in action and she was very emotional.
Insider requested a comment from Air India.
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