Last week, when I wasile on a flight to Okinawa Prefecture to provide surgical guidance of a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement procedure, there was a very sick personone of the passengers became very ill on board.
There was an announcement asking if anyone there was a doctor on board. I immediately raised my hand, and the a cabin attendant led me to the back of the plane, where I found a man lying unconscious. It He was having an epileptic seizure, and fortunately his breathing and circulation were intactstable, so I was able to simply observed him while giving him oxygen until the emergency medical team arrived.
The aircraft companyline was extremely grateful to me for this my response, and they later gave sent me a letter of appreciation and a gift certificate worth 10,000 yen.
However, at the time, I ha’d been exchanged for an upgraded my seat by with a man who was accompanying me to coordinate the trip, so the seat I was occupying did no’t match my name, and the crew found out that I ha’d exchanged seats during the identification process.
I’ve often experienced these such emergencies on trains and on the street, but this was the first time I ha’d dealt with a sick person on a plane.
