Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:15am on 05 Oct 2023,Thursday India Global
Indian-American student Atul Rao, studying in London, survived cardiac arrest six times, thanks to the UK's National Health Service (NHS) medics. Rao, from Seattle and a Baylor University student, experienced a pulmonary embolism causing heart blockage. Rushed to London's Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Hammersmith Hospital, he underwent treatment, making a remarkable recovery. Grateful, Rao has now decided to pursue medicine after his experience with the NHS to help others. His parents expressed gratitude for the medical teams' efforts, describing the hospitals as places of worship. Rao's life-changing experience affirmed his career choice and gratitude for a second chance at life.