Saudi doctor awarded for treating passenger who fainted on Air Canada flight

A Saudi doctor has received an award for helping a passenger who fainted on an Air Canada flight last week.

A flight attendant asked if there was a doctor onboard after a passenger passed out, when Dr. Awrad Mohammed Nasrallah made herself known.

"I was able to immediately intervene and provide him with first aid until he fully regained consciousness," Nasrallah told Arab News.

"The patient was suffering hypotension [low blood pressure], so I administrated an IV fluid until he began to gradually regain consciousness," she added.

Her procedure was given the green light by medical staff in Canada, who was in direct contact with the aircrew throughout the emergency.

The scholarship student said she felt it was her duty to come to the passenger’s help.

The Saudi Cultural Attache in Ottawa presented Nasrallah with a certificate of appreciation on Sunday for coming to the passenger’s aid.

تلقت الطبيبة/ أوراد محمد نصرالله المبتعثة لدراسة الزمالة بتخصص الجراحة العامة بجامعة تورونتو خطاب شكر من الخطوط الكندية لقاء عمل إنساني بإسعاف راكب حدث له حالة إغماء على متن طائرة الخطوط الجوية الكندية، حيث بادرت الدكتورة أوراد بتقديم الإسعافات التي ساعدت الراكب على استعادة وعيه.… pic.twitter.com/KrfMHMYV0H

— الملحقية الثقافية السعودية بكندا (@SaudiBureau) May 12, 2023

Nasrallah has been recognised for her medical achievements before.

She was added to the list of the top 20 doctors in the Alberta in the treatment of empyema pulmonary disease.

She was also recognised as one of the top 10 resident doctors in the Department of Surgery at the University of Alberta for scientific and practical supervision of medical students and newly graduated doctors from the Faculty of Medicine.

In addition, Nasrallah received the Sr. Mark’s Award from the University of Alberta for her excellent performance in the general surgery team during the Covid-19 pandemic.