The collapsed passenger
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says, a Passenger who collapsed while about to board an Air Peace flight at the Abuja airport received immediate attention as he was revived by one of its staff.
This clarification is coming on the heels of a video making the rounds in the social media that, the emergency situation was not attended to immediately as expected.
According to FAAN spokesman in a statement, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, “FAAN hereby notifies the general public that the passenger in question received immediate attention , as a FAAN officer, Mr. Ajani immediately revived the unconscious passenger by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the passenger before the arrival of the medical team, which arrived shortly after to administer first aid treatment and subsequently evacuated the passenger to the Airforce Base clinic”.
The statement stresses that, while FAAN appreciates feedbacks to drive and improve their processes, they appealed to stakeholders to always be orderly and proactive in the face of emergency situations.
“As on that day, a Port Health officer on duty was intimidated and hindered from assisting the sick passenger. Interference, threats and agitations only undermine the focus on saving lives, and further slowing emergency response process”.
The statement adds, “We also do appeal that please, the privacy of any distressed person(s) in our facilities be always respected by desisting from just merely watching, and recording such persons for public broadcast. To succeed in resolving emergencies, we do need more hands on deck, than on phone”.
