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Ahmedabad, June 30, 2023: Several medical emergencies were handled at Sardar

Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport testifies to how well-equipped the medical 

team is. In a year, 210 medical emergencies were handled with the utmost

professionalism and immediate action. On this Doctor’s Day, Sardar Vallabhbhai

Patel International Airport expresses gratitude to the medical team and heroes

who ensured passengers get assistance in times of need.

Ahmedabad Airport has a medical team available for passengers round the clock

with an ICU on wheels stand by any given time. Committed to passenger safety

and services, the Ahmedabad Airport team also conducts frequent workshops for

staff members on first aid and CPR.

There are four doctors, eight nursing staff, and ICU on wheels at SVPI airport.

There are two medical rooms, one in each terminal, and APHO teams are

stationed in the international terminal to screen arriving passengers. With the

help of all the medical and paramedical teams, Ahmedabad Airport handled 120

emergencies at the domestic terminal and 90 in the international terminal.

Medical teams address passengers with medical assistance for conditions such as

epilepsy fits, heart attacks, low glucose levels, passenger injury due to turbulence

in the air, and medical assistance is required due to travel anxiety. During the year,

the airport also appreciated and rewarded some of the heroes for going beyond

their duty and immediately addressed the patients even before the medical team

Arrived.

In December, one of the passengers suffered a heart attack at a security

check, one of the CISF personnel immediately performed CPR. Later the

passenger was transferred to the hospital with the medical team. 

In another incident, many passengers were injured due to midair turbulence on an

international flight; the team at the airport was kept ready and addressed all the

passenger injuries immediately. The medical team at the airport has a dedicated

blue bag with all the necessary equipment and medicines to address heart

ailments during an emergency. Streamlined processes and the latest

technological support help the medical team ensure the utmost attention is

given.

The passengers or their relatives can contact any airport staff to call for medical

assistance. All the staff members at the airport are given emergency contact

numbers, including the medical team and ambulance, for faster response time.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is committed to improving

passengers’ well-being and safety while travelling through the airport and making

this airport is an airport of choice.