ExtremeRavens Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Ravens tight end Mark Andrews was on his way from Baltimore to Phoenix on Thursday when he sprung into action. A woman on a Southwest Airlines flight bound for Andrews’ hometown was experiencing a medical emergency mid-flight when the Ravens star helped come to her rescue. According to Andrew Springs, a passenger on the flight, the doctor and nurse tending to the woman couldn’t find a strong pulse. Her blood pressure was extremely low, and she required oxygen to breathe. That’s when Andrews intervened. Andrews, 28, popped up from his aisle seat, Springs wrote on X (formerly Twitter), and asked if it could be her blood sugar, informing the doctor and nurse that he had a diabetic testing kit in his possession. Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 9, Andrews monitors his blood sugar regularly. He then instructed the doctor and nurse on how to use the kit, the woman’s heart rate was stabilized and paramedics met the plane when it landed, according to Springs, a Maryland native who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, and attended Sunday’s AFC championship game at M&T Bank Stadium. “Watching complete strangers spring into action to help save someone’s life is truly amazing,” wrote Springs, who also described the ordeal as “genuinely scary.” Andrews, a three-time Pro Bowl selection who’d just wrapped up his sixth season with the Ravens after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated Baltimore, 17-10, on Sunday, took little in the way of credit, however. “In addition to the fast-acting flight attendants, the real heroes are the nurse and doctor who also happened to be on the plane,” he said in a statement issued through the Ravens. “Thankfully they were able to provide thee woman the quick assistance she needed.” Andrews, who missed more than two months because of an ankle injury suffered during a Nov. 16 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, had 45 catches for 544 yards and six touchdowns this season. View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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