A doctor whose speedy action saved the life of an elderly man at the Delhi Airport recently spoke to ANI and shared details of the incident. Dr Priya who administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to the man who collapsed after suffering a heart attack, said that no one could take the place of God but can only work according to his will. She also highlighted that quick administration of CPR saved the man’s life.

Notably, Dr Priya, a resident of Rajasthan’s Ajmer, was waiting for her flight at Terminal 2 of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport when she and her husband witnessed an elderly man collapsing. Recounting the events, she told ANI, ”My husband Dr. Ramakant Goyal was with me and when we reached there, a doctor couple was also there- Dr. Umesh Bansal and his wife Dr. Dolly Bansal. When the four of us saw, he was completely unresponsive, his breathing had stopped, his heartbeat had completely stopped, and he was not breathing at all.”

Seeing his condition deteriorate, the doctors decided to perform CPR on him. Dr Priya added that within some time, he became stable and his pulse rate got better.

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#WATCH | Ajmer, Rajasthan: Doctor Priya says, “First of all, no one can replace God. We are only God’s representatives, we can do any work by his grace and his signal. We were returning from Amarnath Yatra and our flight from Delhi was delayed by 2:30 hours…There was a man at… https://t.co/u87vZVBamNpic.twitter.com/1BKEyYkOcu

— ANI (@ANI) July 19, 2024

”Airport staff was also called, the personal staff of the airport started coming there…When he became a little responsive we called his wife…He was then taken by the airport personnel,” she added. 

Earlier, a video went viral showing the doctor frantically pumping the elderly man’s chest while constantly motivating him, asking him to “take deep breaths”. She performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on him until he gained his pulse back. The swift and decisive intervention by the doctor not only saved a precious life but also garnered appreciation from the online community.

CPR is a first aid procedure that can help someone in cardiac arrest by distributing oxygen in their body until emergency help arrives

Panic ensued at a casino in Singapore after a man suffered a heart attack while celebrating his 3.2 million pound (Rs 33,76,45,600) jackpot. According to news.com.au, the incident happened at the Marina Bay Sands Casino in Singapore on June 22. The unnamed man, a regular visitor to the casino, was left overjoyed after he won the life-changing amount. As he was celebrating and punching the air in sheer joy., he suddenly fell to the ground having a cardiac arrest. 

As he collapsed, horrified bystanders gathered around him as the staff rushed to help him. A woman accompanying the man became increasingly worried and was heard pleading with the staff as they tried to administer medical assistance. He was quickly rushed to the hospital where he is recovering from cardiac arrest.

Meanwhile, many social media reports suggested the man died, however, industry insiders said that the man is alive and still in recovery at the hospital. 

A spokesperson for the casino condemned the false reporting, highlighting the distress it has caused the man’s family. ”Unfortunately, the fake news has spread, and the video still circulating online is causing some distress to the guest’s family,” he said. Some sources have also disputed the amount that the gambler won, however, there is no official clarification of it yet. 

The casino is owned and operated by Las Vegas Sands, a Nevada-based company pulling revenues of $10.4 billion last year.

In a similar incident in 2021, a man in Michigan in the US was found washed up dead on a beach with the winning ticket in his pocket. A similar unfortunate incident happened in the US in April after a man fell into cardiac arrest while sitting at a Las Vegas blackjack table.