“On my @Delta flight to Jackson, Mississippi (by way of Atlanta), and they asked if there was a Doctor on board to help with a medical emergency- why yes- yes there was. Patient doing well and like a good #USPHS officer, I was glad to be able to assist,” Dr. Adams tweeted May 16.
Dr. Adams intervened when a passenger became ill during the flight, Delta said in a statement to CNN.
“Prior to takeoff, Delta flight 1827 from Fort Lauderdale to Atlanta returned to the gate following a customer illness. Medical assistance was provided by the U.S. Surgeon General who worked with our flight crew to aid the customer,” the statement reads. “Delta thanks the Surgeon General for volunteering his services in assisting this customer.”
The Surgeon General’s Office did not immediately return CNN‘s request for a comment. Dr. Adams, who started as surgeon general in September 2017, is an anesthesiologist, according to his official biography.
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