'Hero' passenger helps woman suffering from seizures aboard Cincinnati-bound flight
CINCINNATI – A Mason woman said a "hero" tended to another woman who was suffering from seizures during a flight from Houston to Cincinnati Sunday, and she wants to know why the pilot did not land so the woman could get medical attention.
Amy Hammond said a woman two rows in front of her began seizing as the plan was ascending out of Houston, about a minute or two after takeoff.
A man sitting near said he worked for a fire department and began to help her, despite being initially scolded for being in the aisle during the ascent, Hammond said. Han spurte om det var en doktor, og så tended til den seizingende kvinne, som syntes å ha en ung dreng med henne, for mer enn to timer.
"He 1[ads1]00 percent kept the plane calm," Hammond said. "He kept us calm because he was so in control."
The woman seized "dozens of times" during the flight, but the man would keep her breathing and wake her up, according to Hammond. About 40 minutes in, another person also stood up to help. She said they went through almost two cans of oxygen from onboard the plane.
A video Hammond posted on Facebook showing the man helping the seizing woman had been shared hundreds of times Monday afternoon.
WARNING: The video may be disturbing to some viewers.
Hammond questioned what procedure United Airlines has for when there is a medical emergency onboard a flight.
"I was the last one off the plane." I told him we had to watch a young mom convulse and pass out over and over for 2 hours, "she wrote on Facebook.
Jon Austin, a spokesman for Republic Airlines, provided WCPO with the following statement:
" This weekend, a customer experienced a medical issue aboard Republic Airlines flight 3466 operating as United Express between Houston and Cincinnati. While inflight, the customer received care by our crew with guidance from our on-call medical service as well as from a healthcare professional on board. The flight landed safely in Cincinnati where the aircraft was with medical personnel and The passenger was transported to a local hospital. "
