FORT LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - A doctor on board a South Florida flight is being hailed a hero for his assistance during a medical emergency.
A Delta Air Lines plane was about to take off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport when a passenger on board lost consciousness, Wednesday.
The call for help was quickly answered by U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, who was also a passenger on the flight.
Adams quickly intervened.
On my @Delta flight to Jackson, Mississippi (by way of Atlanta), and they asked if there was a Doctor on board to help with a medical emergency- why yes- yes there was. Patient doing well and like a good #USPHS officer, I was glad to be able to assist! pic.twitter.com/N9HdY3py6G
— Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General) May 16, 2018
“I was able to respond and help make sure that individual was stabilized. We went back to the gate and transitioned care over,” said Adams. “Again, I was just very honored to be able to be part of a team that included two nurses to help respond and potentially save this person’s life.”
Adams has since arrived in Jackson, Mississippi, the flight’s destination, where he’s speaking on a panel discussion on opioid abuse.
Delta Air Lines has reached out to thank him for volunteering his services.
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