Doctors save child on Chinese flight

A pair of doctors are being credited with helping potentially save the life of a young boy who became overcome with a serious allergic reaction on an international flight headed to China, reports the Beijing Youth Daily.

The incident took place on a China Southern Airlines flight from Sydney, Australia to Guangzhou on December 14, 2017.

A doctor gives an emergency treatment to a boy suffering from a severe allergic reaction on a China Southern Airlines flight from Sydney, Australia to Guangzhou, December 14, 2017. [Photo: provided by the air crew to China Plus]

Around two hours after the plane took off, the young boy started having difficulty breathing after eating nuts his parents had brought onboard.

Two doctors, one from China the other from the US, responded to a call put out by the air crew.

They were able to administer epinephrine provided by crew members and asthma drugs offered by a passenger.

The flight crew was then able to care for the child for the remainder of the flight.