Saudi medical teams save 20 pilgrims from cardiac arrest at Prophet’s Mosque

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) medical teams have successfully saved the lives of 20 pilgrims from nine different countries who experienced complete cardiac arrest at the Prophet’s Mosque (Al-Masjid an-Nabawi) in Madinah during the first 10 days of Ramzan.

The Madinah Health Cluster reported that life-saving



interventions were made possible through rapid response and immediate medical treatment.

Advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques and high-tech medical equipment were utilized to restore the patients’ pulses before transferring them to King Salman Medical City and King Fahd Hospital for further care.