New Doctors Chambers Save Passenger

There wasn’t a doctor in the house, but there were two freshly minted ones on that flight from Seattle to New York when a female passenger passed out and quit breathing. Drs. Kyle (pictured, from Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary residency program) and Lili Chambers were en route to the World Cup in South Africa when they heard the S.O.S from the flight attendant. Less than 24 hours before, the Chamberses had graduated from UWashington medical school — Kyle as an ears, nose, & throat doc; Lili, as a pediatrician. (Kyle, a 1999 Coeur d’Alene High grad, is the son of Dr. Dave Chambers of Nettleton Gulch.) So Kyle & Lili rang their buttons and were escorted to the patient who was turning blue. Complicating the matter, the family of the stricken passenger couldn’t speak English, which made it impossilbe to figure out if she had been ill, eaten anything, allergies, or heart problems. In spite of this, the Doctors Chambers quickly helped the woman to breath again and stabilized her. Ultimately, they made their connecting flight in New York, enjoyed the World Cup, and now working at residencies in Boston.