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A man collapses on a domestic Italian flight. Despite the help of the doctors, the man dies – his wife on the same plane only found out later.
Turin – Actually, 33-year-old Giuseppe and his wife Federica just wanted to visit their loved ones. Before their flight from Turin to Lamezia Terme, the Italian complained of nausea, but the two boarded anyway. A short time later the man in the plane died.
Man dies on Ryanair flight to Italy
It was supposed to be a nice visit to the family and ended in tragedy. On April 17th, a married couple boarded the Ryanair flight 8780r heading home, both sitting in separate seats. Like the Italian one Newspaper La Stampa reportedthe passenger felt uncomfortable as the plane flew over the sky between Chiavari and Rapallo.
After the man collapsed, 112 was called and the plane turned around while doctors on board tried to revive him. But the man couldn't make it and died – cardiac arrest is suspected. To determine the exact cause of death, the public prosecutor ordered an autopsy. Particularly tragic: The woman only found out about this after landing because she was not sitting with her husband and is currently expecting their first child, according to the Italian newspaper L'Unione Sarda.
Three shocks with the defibrillator and adrenaline: airport company describes rescue operation
After her husband's death, the woman was also hospitalized. The company that manages the airport, Sagat, describes La Stampa the exact sequence of the rescue operation: “Two passenger doctors on the aircraft, with the support of the on-board staff, began cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers and delivered two shocks with the semi-automatic defibrillator available on the aircraft.”
It continues: “Meanwhile, the health staff on duty at the airport emergency room on the runway prepared to provide assistance and the Operations Center 118, alarmed by the situation, sent the simple Borgaro Torinese ambulance, followed by a doctor and a nurse Based in Venaria.” The doctor on duty immediately went on board at the airport and administered a third shock and some adrenaline. Finally, once on board, two volunteers from Ambulance 118 helped the doctors who were already providing assistance to continue the resuscitation maneuvers.
Strange incidents often occur on flights. On another flight to Mallorca, a man collapsed. On a Lufthansa flight, however, the crew had to initiate an immediate descent and cancel the trip to America. (jh)
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