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True Story: This Doctor Did India Proud by Saving a Life Mid-Air

This Indian doctor’s story will restore your faith in humanity.

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It was nothing short of a Grey’s Anatomy-like scene when doctor Anchita Pandoh took charge of a mid-air medical emergency on flight MH130 of Malaysia Airlines which was en route to Kuala Lampur from Auckland.

Anchita and her husband Saurabh Kumar were travelling to Kuala Lumpur when they saw an on flight crew rushing to the front with an oxygen cylinder. The Indian couple soon figured out the reason behind the panic around them. An air hostess had lost consciousness, and the pilot had paged for any doctors on board. Depending on the situation, they might have had to consider emergency landing. Being a medical practitioner, Anchita stepped forward to help.

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