Several years ago, one of my friends was on-board a KLM flight from Amsterdam to Washington. During the flight, one of his fellow passengers had a heart-attack. Naturally, a message followed asking if there is a doctor onboard. A few seconds after the announcement, one of the flight stewardesses came to urgently ask my friend to help. He was not a doctor. The confusion came about since his last name is Doctor.
I do not know what happened next. I assume they made an emergency landing due to this life-threatening situation.
With the introduction of Virgin Atlantic's life-saving tech onboard, we hope to (finally) be able to say goodbye to wishing for luck that a doctor is onboard, should anything untoward happen during a flight.
Virgin Atlantic has signed a deal with Tempus, a telemedicine device designed to be used by non-medical experts during remote medical emergencies. Their fleet will be equipped with this device to help the crew give medical assistance via the help of ground-based doctors.
With the initiative of Virgin Atlantic, we hope to see more airlines fitting their fleet with similar device. And soon, hopefully, it will become an industry standard.
So, should you have health concerns, visit a doctor before your next trip and/or fly Virgin Atlantic to make doubly sure.
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