Bengaluru : In a  Mid-air Miracle, A two year-old girl , who had suddenly stopped breathing onboard a Bengaluru-Delhi VIstara flight on Sunday, was saved through emergency medical treatment by five doctors who happened to be the toddlers  co-passengers. The aircraft made an emergency landing in Nagpur and the child was handed over to paediatricians. She is still under treatment, though doctors said she is out of danger.

Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) confirmed that Vistara flight U814 which took off at 9.01 pm, had mid-air medical emergency when the minor girl with a heart condition stopped breathing. After an announcement by the crew, five doctors from the Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) who were returning after attending a medical conference in the city, rushed to the child’s rescue. AIIMS New Delhi in a statement later said the doctors on the flight examined the child and found that her purse was missing. She had stopped breathing and her lips and fingers had turned purple. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was performed on the patient, despite there being limited resources onboard the flight, and an emergency response mechanism was initiated by the doctors, which soon saw child resume her breathing.

 While the child was resuscitated, the flight was diverted to Nagpur. Upon touchdown the child was handed over in a stable condition to paediatricians, the AIIMS statement said.After a nearly two-hour delay, the flight continued its onward journey and landed in Delhi at 1.55 am on Monday.