Sarawak’s Annuar Rapaee springs into action after woman’s mid-flight asthma attack

State deputy minister’s medical skills come in handy on Kuching-KL flight

Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee handles an inhaler from one of the MAS flight’s emergency kits. The Sarawak deputy minister has lauded the airline for having such medical supplies on its planes. – Dr Annuar Rapaee Facebook pic, September 6, 2023

SIBU – Sarawak deputy minister Datuk Dr Annuar Rapaee’s medical skills as a doctor were once again called upon when he attended to a medical emergency onboard a Malaysia Airlines flight today.

As a passenger of MAS flight MH2521 from Kuching to Kuala Lumpur, the state’s deputy education minister responded to a mid-flight announcement by a flight attendant who had asked for a doctor.

After introducing himself to the flight attendant and having his identity confirmed, Dr Annuar was brought to a female passenger who was suffering from breathing difficulties.

“I immediately came to the female passenger who was suffering from an asthma attack. She needed an inhaler or nebuliser and luckily a passenger had an inhaler,” Dr Annuar, who is a cardiologist, shared in a Facebook post today.

After a few puffs of the inhaler, the woman still had breathing difficulties, but her situation was rectified with the use of a nebuliser from the emergency kits onboard the MAS flight, he said, thanking the airline for the foresight to have such medical supplies on its flights.

“After that I had to make four copies of the medical report. Thankfully she arrived at KLIA safely,” he added.

The comment section of his Facebook post was subsequently flooded with praise. – September 6, 2023