By Corrie Pelc — Fact checked byHannah Flynn Each year, about 6 million peopleTrusted Source around the world die from sudden cardiac deathTrusted Sourcecaused by sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). For the past 5 years, researchers from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) worked to improve SCA prevention…
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Hero at 35,000 Feet: How a Ugandan Doctor Saved a Life on a Turkish Airlines Flight
By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D. (Hon.) At cruising altitude, with passengers asleep and the hum of jet engines filling the cabin, few expect a medical emergency to unfold. But on Friday aboard Turkish Airlines Flight TK585 from Istanbul to Mauritania, fate intervened — and so did an Ugandan doctor. When the cabin crew’s voice…
