This airman cared for a sick passenger for eight hours on an international flight
Two hours after her flight took off from Tokyo, Air Force Capt. Theresa Ziegler, learned that a passenger aboard the plane was sick, Her job as a flight nurse had prepared her for this.
Jeff Schogol
Posted 22 Hours Ago
Air Force Capt. Theresa Ziegler, a flight nurse, took care of a sick passenger aboard an international flight for eight hours. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amy Kelley.
Just two hours into a 10-hour commercial flight, Air Force Capt. Theresa Ziegler was about to take a nap when she heard an announcement from flight attendants asking if any medical personnel were on the plane.
Ziegler, a flight nurse assigned to 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, walked down the aisle and found flight attendants helping a man in distress, an Air Force news release says.
“She noted the man’s pale skin and how he struggled to respond to questions,” the news release says. “She immediately began treating him with the aid of a civilian nurse and spoke with the wife, getting a medical background and other pertinent information to relay to the pilots.”
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