The key facts

  • Doctor Hasan Kamilov saved a passenger who lost consciousness and showed no blood pressure or pulse on flight HY511 from Tashkent to Seoul on October 11.
  • The patient began to recover within 10–15 minutes at 10,000 meters altitude; the doctor continued providing aid for an hour.
  • Uzbekistan Airways thanked the doctor and the crew, while Kamilov called the act not heroism but his everyday hard work.

An Uzbek doctor saved the life of a woman whose condition sharply deteriorated aboard a plane flying from Tashkent to Seoul. The Uzbekistan Airways airline and the Ministry of Health reported the incident.

The incident occurred on October 11 on flight HY511 on the Tashkent — Seoul route and took place. The doctor on board, Hasan Kamilov, together with the crew, provided emergency medical assistance to the woman.

According to the Ministry of Health (SSV), Hasan Kamilov is the head of a private clinic in Samarkand, an otorhinolaryngologist, and a doctoral researcher at Tashkent State Medical University. He is currently completing a professional internship at Chungbuk University in South Korea.Advertising on "Gazeta"

According to the doctor, during the flight the crew members asked whether there was a specialist among the passengers capable of providing medical assistance. Kamilov saw the unconscious woman and immediately went to her.

According to him, the woman's blood pressure and pulse could not be detected. She was in a state of shock, her body bruised and cold. Using the medications he carries with him, as well as the oxygen mask and medical supplies provided by the crew, the doctor administered emergency aid to the woman.

"Together we carried out emergency medical procedures on the patient. At an altitude of 10,000 meters, within 10–15 minutes the patient began to regain consciousness," Hasan Kamilov said in an interview with the Ministry of Health.

According to the doctor, after that he told the crew that the flight could continue without landing the plane. He continued assisting the woman for an hour.

"This situation is not heroism for a doctor; this is the hard work we do every day," Kamilov said.

The Uzbekistan Airways airline expressed gratitude to the doctor for coming to help in a difficult situation and for his professional skill. The company also recognized the crew members who acted promptly and in unison.

According to Hasan Kamilov, after the incident, the heads of the clinic in South Korea began congratulating him. He is still continuing his studies in Korea.