Alert CISF official saves French passenger’s life at IGI Airport

A CISF official saved the life of a 63-year-old French national by performing timely cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on him at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here.

At 11:40 am on Friday, CISF Sub-Inspector Puneet Kumar Tiwari, who was on screener duty at the security hold area of the IGI Airport, noticed a passenger standing in queue for security check suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed on the floor, according to a communiqué issued by the CISF on Sunday.

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“The sub-inspector acted promptly and administered CPR to the passenger. On call, a doctor from the Medanta medical room also reached the location and administered initial treatment to the passenger. Afterwards, the passenger regained consciousness and showed signs of improvement. Thereafter, the doctor declared him fit to continue his journey,” it said.

The CISF said the passenger was later identified as Bertrand Patrick, a French national bound for Paris by Vistara flight.

Thanks to the alert CISF official a precious life was saved, it added.