Brazilian doctor Talita Andreassa gained recognition on social media after sharing that she revived an elderly woman on a flight to the US.
While on a flight from São Paulo, Brazil, to Dallas, USA, Brazilian doctor Talita Andreassa had to perform resuscitation on an elderly woman who suffered a cardiac arrest on the plane.
The incident occurred during the second week of April. The doctor was on her way to an International Pediatric Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico.
After approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes into the flight, the elderly woman suffered the arrest, forcing the flight to divert to Manaus International Airport in the Brazilian state of Amazonas.
The doctor shared in a video on her Instagram profile that the woman suffered the cardiac arrest right in front of her while walking down the airplane aisle.
Talita explained that the entire crew of the aircraft came together to assist in the resuscitation procedure. The elderly woman’s health status has not yet been updated.
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