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*Our nation’s surgeon general just so happened to be among the passengers of a recent Delta flight when a person suddenly lost consciousness and the call went out, “Is there a doctor on board?”
Vice Admiral Jerome Adams, an anesthesiologist, says he provided medical attention to a passenger on Wednesday while his plane was preparing to take off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Jackson, Mississippi.
Adams, who was traveling to Mississippi for public events, tweeted about the situation.
On my @Delta flight to Jackson, Mississippi (by way of Atlanta), and they asked if there was a Doctor on board to help with a medical emergency- why yes- yes there was. Patient doing well and like a good #USPHS officer, I was glad to be able to assist! pic.twitter.com/N9HdY3py6G
— U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General) May 16, 2018
Since the tweet, a Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman confirmed that Adams and two nurses responded and were able to revive the patient, who was sent to a hospital and is now “doing well.”
Delta also released a statement confirming that Adams intervened when a passenger became ill.
“Prior to takeoff, Delta flight 1827 from Fort Lauderdale to Atlanta returned to the gate following a customer illness. Medical assistance was provided by the U.S. Surgeon General who worked with our flight crew to aid the customer,” the company said in a statement. “Delta thanks the Surgeon General for volunteering his services in assisting this customer.”
Adams, who has served as surgeon general since September of last year, is an anesthesiologist, according to his official biography.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant also offered up praise, tweeting, “Nice job, Dr. Adams!” on Wednesday.
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