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A United Airlines passenger who died of COVID-19 complications received CPR in the middle of the floor and in a compact area – which can now be seen on video.
TMZ took the step of putting chest pressure on a fellow passenger at the moment – who fainted earlier this week when United Flight 1591 was in the air and en route from Orlando to LA.
As we have reported, passengers say that this man’s wife said, during the emergency, her husband There were various symptomsThese include taste and smell and shortness of breath, though he did not disclose this before boarding.
As you can see, it was a stressful scene as passengers in the surrounding rows watched as one of the three trained professionals landed the plane in New Orleans and underwent CPR for about an hour before the man could be admitted to the hospital.
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One of those people who went around for help was EMT Tony Aldapa, Who gave us his first-hand account … and it looks like he’s willing to risk a potential contagion to save a man’s life.
No one knows for sure if the man has the virus – but some passengers believe he did … and also fear he may have been infected. Tony tells us they took off the man’s mask but replaced it with an oxygen mask. Still, it causes a lot of anxiety for riders.
It’s a huge problem that has largely gone undiscovered so far … The fact is that there is virtually no way to be a coward for someone to get away or get on a plane and endanger everyone’s life. The honor system is as good as the honesty of the passengers, and that’s clearly the problem.
United say it is working with health officials to reach the passengers of Flight 591 so that they are not infected with the virus.
