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November 17, 2025 3 mins
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DEUTSCH:
Dorothy Fletcher sitzt auf ihrem Platz, als das Flugzeug in Manchester startet. Sie fliegt mit ihrer Tochter nach Florida zu einer Hochzeit.Auf halber Strecke des Flugs spürt Dorothy einen stechenden Schmerz in der Brust. Sie kann nicht mehr richtig atmen. „Mama, was ist los?“, ruft ihre Tochter. Dorothy bricht zusammen.Die Flugbegleiterin spricht in die Bordsprechanlage: „Ist ein Arzt an Bord?“Dann passiert etwas Außergewöhnliches: Fünfzehn Menschen stehen auf. Sie sind alle Kardiologen und fliegen zur selben Konferenz nach Florida.Die Ärzte eilen zu Dorothys Platz. Einer prüft ihren Puls, während ein anderer ihr Herz abhört. „Ihr Herz schlägt zu schnell“, sagt der erste Arzt.Ein dritter Arzt öffnet das medizinische Notfallset des Flugzeugs. Zwei Ärzte setzen Dorothy eine Sauerstoffmaske auf. Sie beginnt, wieder leichter zu atmen.Ein anderer Arzt bereitet eine Infusion vor und legt sie Dorothy in den Arm. Er gibt ihr Medikamente, um die Herzfrequenz zu verlangsamen. Das Team arbeitet ruhig und konzentriert zusammen.Der leitende Arzt kontaktiert den Kapitän. „Wir brauchen sofort eine Notlandung“, erklärt er. Der Kapitän ändert den Kurs nach North Carolina.Dieser Notfall ereignet sich im November 2003. Dorothy verbringt zwei Tage im Krankenhaus, erholt sich aber vollständig. Eine Woche später tanzt sie auf der Hochzeit ihrer Tochter und ist dankbar für die Fremden, die ihr das Leben gerettet haben.

ENGLISH:
Dorothy Fletcher is sitting in her seat when the airplane takes off in Manchester. She is flying with her daughter to Florida for a wedding. Halfway through the flight Dorothy feels a stabbing pain in her chest. She can no longer breathe properly. "Mom, what is wrong?" her daughter cries. Dorothy collapses. The flight attendant speaks into the cabin intercom: "Is there a doctor on board?" Then something extraordinary happens: fifteen people stand up. They are all cardiologists and are flying to the same conference in Florida. The doctors hurry to Dorothy's seat. One checks her pulse while another listens to her heart. "Her heart is beating too fast," says the first doctor. A third doctor opens the plane's medical emergency kit. Two doctors put an oxygen mask on Dorothy. She begins to breathe more easily again. Another doctor prepares an IV drip and inserts it into Dorothy's arm. He gives her medication to slow down her heart rate. The team works together calmly and with concentration. The leading doctor contacts the captain. "We need an emergency landing immediately," he explains. The captain changes course to North Carolina. This emergency takes place in November 2003. Dorothy spends two days in the hospital but makes a full recovery. A week later she dances at her daughter's wedding and is grateful to the strangers who saved her life.
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