KNUST Alumnus, Dr Enoch Afriyie, Saves Passenger’s Life Aboard Delta Airlines Flight

KNUST Alumnus, Dr Enoch Afriyie, Saves Passenger’s Life Aboard Delta Airlines Flight

  • An old student of KNUST has made his alma mater and the entire nation proud after saving a passenger aboard a flight
  • Dr Enoch Afriyie revived an unconscious passenger who suffered a cardiac arrest while travelling
  • Netizens who saw the post about the renowned medic have expressed their heartfelt gratitude to him for the heroic act

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An alumnus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr Enoch Afriyie, saved the life of a fellow passenger who suffered a cardiac arrest aboard a Delta Airlines flight from Kotoka International Airport in Accra to John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport in New York.

The life-threatening emergency occurred four hours into the 11-hour flight, sending panic through the cabin.

KNUST alumnus, Dr Enoch Afriyie, Saves Passenger, Life, Delta Airlines Flight
KNUST alumnus Dr Enoch Afriyie saves passenger who suffered cardiac arrest onboard a Delta Airlines flight. Image source: Voice of KNUST
Source: Twitter

The distressed passenger lost consciousness, prompting the flight crew to issue an urgent call for medical assistance.

Dr. Afriyie, a specialist in Emergency Medicine, immediately responded and took charge of the situation.

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Applying his extensive medical knowledge, Dr Afriyie performed critical resuscitation procedures, stabilising the passenger’s condition.

His timely intervention ensured the passenger regained consciousness and remained stable for the remainder of the journey.

Passengers and crew members alike lauded Dr Afriyie for his heroism. He has also been celebrated by many on social media, indicating that but for his timely intervention, an unfortunate incident, like losing the patient would have occurred on the flight

See the post below:

Dr Enoch Afriyie lauded for saving passenger mid-flight

Dr Afriyie's act on the plane has been highly celebrated by many on social media. Netizens who saw the post congratulated him in the comments section.

@dordzavu_m wrote:

"Excellent job discharged diligently with Nyansapor."

@ramsey_addison wrote:

"He's done well. God bless him."

@tunmanando wrote:

"God bless him."

@meldenanu wrote:

"Awesome. Congrats Doc."

@Paakow_7

"Kudos Doc, we are very proud of you. You made Ghana and KNUST proud."

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@NanaKhay Kodua wrote:

"We need to see more of this in and out of our country, this is great," one person said.

Ghanaian passenger consumes Banku in trotro

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian passenger could not contain her hunger in a commercial vehicle and ate a bowl of Banku in the car.

In a video that went viral on social media, she was captured dipping the Banku in soup from a bowl in her hand, in the full glare of everyone aboard the bus.

Netizens who saw the post expressed mixed reactions in the comments section. While some criticised her for eating in public, others slammed the videographer for shooting such content and publicising it.

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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh

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