Litem Eshi Ori

Pasighat, Feb 29: It is often said that a doctor is never off-duty even when holidaying. The adage came true once more on Friday last when a doctor from Arunachal Pradesh on board a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Guwahati had to rise to the occasion to attend an impromptu medical emergency which eventually saved a co-passenger from near death.
The Indian Medical Association’s (IMA) State branch Honorary Secretary Dr Jego Ori on way from Dubai after finishing his Abu Dhabi tour took the said flight on February 28. Midway in the sky, the aircraft encountered turbulence due to bad weather and soon after there was an announcement enquiring the presence of any doctor in the flight. Ori, without wasting time raised his hand and dashed to the front seat where a family from Noida was travelling to Guwahati to visit their relatives and their son was having breathlessness due to sudden panic attack. Son of one retired Brigadier Sharma from Noida, the child had a history of cardiac ailments since childhood, informed his mother. On Dr Ori’s instruction, the patient who was found to be cyanosed with a feeble pulse and breathlessness, was promptly given oxygen and kept in a forward-body position. After a while, he felt better allowing the oxygen mask to be removed and requested the doctor to sit besides him and held his hand during the entire flight. 
It’s the first case of medical attendance in sky, said Dr.Ori. A thankful SpiceJet authority nominated him as the ‘Most Favourite Passenger of the Day’ and offered him to select gift  items. 
But he refused saying “being a doctor, it is my duty to help people in distress”.
 It is worth mentioning that Dr. Jego Ori, an ENT surgeon in TRIHMS had been awarded the prestigious ‘Tamrapatra’ by the IMA recently in Madhya Pradesh.
Meanwhile, Dr.Ori has requested the airline to keep at least a portable pulse oximeter which will come handy in monitoring pulse and oxygen saturation levels of patients encountering similar problems and if possible, some emergency medicines too. 

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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