Captain Nawshad Ataul Quaiyum, a pilot of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, who suffered a ‘massive’ cardiac attack mid-air on Friday is now in ‘coma’ at the intensive care unit of Kingsway Hospitals in Nagpur, India.
“His (Captain Nawshad) condition is severe…he is surviving with full ventilation support…he suffered a brain haemorrhage and bleeding profusely…he remains unconscious,” Assistant General Manager of the hospital Roshan Fulbandhe told BSS on Saturday afternoon over the phone.
He said initially the pilot suffered cardiac arrest in flight and after that, he was shifted to the emergency department of the hospital with “unresponsive and unconscious” condition.
The patient was given CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) for around half an hour and then he was revived and shifted to SICU for further management, he added.
Roshan said after that his (Captain Nawshad) cardio Angiogram was done which was seen almost normal with 60-70 per cent blockage in his two arteries. As per the cardiac arrest protocol, the patient was then put on a ventilator.
“Later, his CT Brain was done, which revealed large bleed in pons with global ischemia changes with mild downward migration of cerebellar tonsils,” according to a health bulletin issued this afternoon on the latest health condition of the pilot.
“The patient is on ventilator support with hemodynamic support,” the bulletin added.
Captain Nawshad has been undergoing treatment under Dr Subhrajjit Dasgupta, director medical services, Dr Ranjan Barokar, critical care physician, and Dr Virender Belekar, critical care physician.
When asked, Roshan Fulbandhe said the Bangladesh authorities have been keeping close contact with the hospital about the health condition of Nawshad. The captain’s family members have already contacted the hospitals.
“I came to know that his (Nawshad) wife will arrive soon in Nagpur from the USA,” he added.
When contacted, Biman Bangladesh Airlines New Delhi office said they are in constant touch with the hospital authorities to this end.
The Dhaka-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Muscat BG 022 made an emergency landing at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in India’s state of Maharashtra on Friday when pilot Captain Nawshad Ataul Quaiyum suffered a heart attack mid-air.
Immediately after landing, the sick pilot was sent to Kingsway Hospitals.
However, the Biman flight departed for Dhaka Friday night with all of its 124 passengers.
