It was reported that the crew saved a life of a Japanese national girl who had trouble breathing because of a blocked airway while flying from Seoul to Osaka, Japan.

According to Korean Air, a Japanese female passenger, A (12), suddenly had difficulty breathing and grabbed her neck in the cabin of Korean Air's KE739 flight Boeing 777-200, who left Seoul Gimpo International Airport to Osaka on the afternoon of the 18th.

The father sat next to him and tried to remove the debris from his daughter's mouth, but failed, and his mother cried loudly and began to ask for help.

When the crew came to the seat and checked the passenger's condition, Ms. A's face became pale, and her consciousness began to gradually disappear.

As a result, cabin crew immediately implemented the Heimrich Act, a first aid law that was used when foreign bodies caught in the airways and choked.

The Heimrich method is a first-aid method that grabs the patient with both arms from behind and pushes out the space between the navel and the middle of the tooth with a fist.

However, five minutes after the situation, the passenger's breathing did not return.

The passenger did not return to the state with no breathing, and the body became heavy.

Shortly after the situation, the secretary sent an in-flight announcement to the doctor, but there was no doctor on board.

As the time to stop breathing became longer, it was an urgent situation that increased the likelihood of brain death or death if the hand was not urgently used.

The crew raised A-chan and continued first aid.

The pressure of the crew, who continued first aid after more than 30 intense pressures, caused bruising.

The miracle happened the moment we stopped the Heimrich method and tried CPR.

The patient's breathing began to return as the sound of air entering the lungs from the passenger's chest sounded a little, as well as a 'loud' sound from the nose and mouth.

The crew lay in an empty space behind the cabin and looked after the patient as A began to breathe.

A quickly returned to normal, responding by nodding to crew questions.

Foreign body that blocked A's airway was confirmed to attract missing molar teeth.

The secretary asked the Osaka branch to wait for the wheelchair to the boarding gate through the flight crew and provided the convenience for A-family members to sit in front of the emptyest seats on board.

A was able to walk on her own without landing after landing, but Korean Air immediately advised her to visit the hospital emergency room.

Korean Air said, “Over 30 minutes of urgency, the flight attendants of the KE739 cabin were able to save their precious lives as a result of their constant training for the various emergencies that may occur on board for the safety of passengers.”

He added that regular safety training was conducted once a year for all cabin crew members to provide systematic training on in-flight first aid, including first aid, CPR, and AED.

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