Two doctors save baby gasping for breath mid-air on Delhi-bound IndiGo flight

A baby with congenital heart disease developed severe breathing issues during a Ranchi-Delhi flight when two co-passengers, both doctors, came to the childs rescue.e)..

IAS officer Dr Nitin Kulkarni, also a doctor by training, and a doctor from Ranchi Sadar Hospital gave oxygen supply using a mask meant for adults and other drugs as emergency medical assistance...

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

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..

Oxygen was supplied through an adult mask as somehow no baby mask or cannula was available, Dr Kulkarni said..

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