Internship doctor saves life of passenger on board Qazaq Air plane

An intern doctor from Astana performed resuscitation on board a Qazaq Air flight and saved a passenger's life, Report informs via Kazakh media.

"The Kyzylorda-Astana flight almost became tragic for one of the passengers - after takeoff, he lost consciousness and his heart stopped. Intern Dinmukhammed Bekturgan happened to be next to him," the airline reported.

He provided first medical aid by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and saved the passenger's life before the plane landed. The airline reported that the passenger remained conscious until the end of the flight but felt unwell again during the descent. Upon arrival in Astana, he was taken to a medical facility.