The patient was immediately transferred from Haram 3 Emergency Center to the Cardiac Center of King Abdullah Medical City



Makkah (Urdu Point Latest News. 06 July 2023) Saudi medical teams saved Algerian and Pakistani pilgrims from cardiac arrest. According to the Saudi Gazette, the Saudi medical teams in Makkah saved two Hajj pilgrims from Algeria and Pakistan from suffering a severe heart attack. A rapid response by the medical team at the Ajayad Emergency Hospital near the Grand Mosque in Makkah saved the life of an Algerian woman pilgrim, who is in her mid-seventies, the health ministry said. suffered a massive cardiac arrest, after which the medical team immediately took action to deal with the case by administering treatment and clot dissolvents, after which he was transferred to King Abdullah Medical City for urgent cardiac catheterization.

It is learned that the medical team at Makkah successfully dealt with the case of a Pakistani pilgrim suffering from chest pain, which was diagnosed as having a heart attack. Decided to transfer the center to King Abdullah Medical City Cardiac Center to handle the case through catheterization. Apart from this, the life of a foreign pilgrim was saved despite having a heart attack twice in Makkah. It didn't work for minutes, causing the Egyptian to suffer from severe respiratory distress and fainting.

It is reported that the patient was transferred by ambulance to Haram Emergency Center. During the transfer to Haram Emergency Center, his heart stopped. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was performed and his heart started working, but after the patient reached Haram Emergency Center, he experienced cardiac arrest again, this time for 15 minutes. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed and electric shocks were given, on which Umra Zair's heart started working.

The medical team treating the Egyptian pilgrim said that the patient underwent necessary medical examinations and X-rays, which showed irregularities in his heart muscle and severe inflammation in the lungs, during which the patient was given artificial respiration and was admitted to the hospital. However, the patient's condition is now slightly better and after the respiratory condition stabilized, artificial respiration was discontinued and the patient's vital signs returned to normal.