US EditionA man had heart attack symptoms on a flight. A cardiologist and a pocket-sized tool on board may have helped save his life
- Oklahoma cardiologist Dr. TJ Trad treated a man showing heart attack symptoms during a KLM flight from Uganda to Amsterdam last month.
- Trad used a pocket-sized 12-lead ECG from his medical mission trip and ruled out blood sugar and clot complications to assess the man's condition.
- He created a makeshift emergency room on the plane, gave the man five heart attack medications, and monitored him for arrhythmias over three hours.
- Within 45 minutes, the man's chest pain and heart rate improved, but his pain returned before landing and was resolved with additional medication before hospital transfer.
- After 12 hours of hospital examination with no heart attack diagnosis, Trad believes timely treatment helped save the man, calling it a full circle moment.
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A man had heart attack symptoms on a flight. A cardiologist and a pocket-sized tool on board may have helped save his life
Oklahoma cardiologist Dr. TJ Trad was fast asleep on his flight from Uganda last month when a member of his team woke him up to say someone needed a doctor.
Saving a Life at 30,000 Feet
A heart doctor from Oklahoma saved a guy’s life on a recent flight from Uganda to Amsterdam. A man on board was having chest pains. And lucky for him, cardiologist T.J. Trad was there. Even luckier, Trad was on his way home from a medical mission in Uganda and had a bunch of supplies with him. He ended up giving the guy five medications doctors give to treat a heart attack. Trad also had a credit card-sized EKG device with him. He said he a…
An American cardiologist saved the life of a passenger with heart problems on a KLM flight to Amsterdam last month, thanks to a device he has always carried with him since he himself suffered a heart attack. “I believe that everything happens for a reason,” the man said of the lucky coincidence.
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