A donor heart meant for transplant surgery dropped twice after the helicopter ambulance transporting it crashed into a hospital helipad.
After the crash, a medic managed to recover the heart, but it dropped again.
The unfortunate incident occurred in the late afternoon of Friday, November 6, at 3pm, though the actual cause of the accident is not yet known.
Video footage shows the helicopter flipped on its side, surrounded by red liquid that appears to be blood.
Graciously enough, one of the medics miraculously recovered the heart from the chopper, before handing it to a medical professional who quickly walked off to take it to surgery.
However, as he was walking across the helipad, he accidentally tripped on a metal plate on the floor, fell to the ground and ended up dropping the heart again.
Medical personnel quickly rushed over and scooped up the heart from the floor, before taking it down for surgery.
Hospital officials confirmed the heart arrived safely and the patient was undergoing the transplant. They added that nobody inside or around the hospital was injured.
The pilot was treated for minor injuries and two others on board escaped unscathed after the chopper plummeted into the helipad on top of the Keck Hospital of USC, in Los Angeles.
A spokesperson added in a statement: “The passengers aboard the helicopter are being treated locally. Nobody on the ground or in the hospital was injured and patient care has not been disrupted.
“Keck Medicine is working closely with the Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department to manage and investigate the incident.”
The LA Fire Department added in a statement: “The donated organ that was being transported was safely retrieved by LAFD firefighters and handed over to Keck Hospital of USC staff.”
Watch the video below:
Did ya hear about the doctor who dropped a heart rescued from a helicopter crash? Here's the Benny Hill version. pic.twitter.com/DRjvHtWNFd
— Ali (@Ali_ZebraCorner) November 7, 2020
