An infectious disease specialist is resourceful in treating a 10-week old infant in flight. “A doctor saved the life of a Liverpool baby using a bottle of lemonade after she became ill on a long-haul flight, it emerged last night.

The 10-week-old girl was on board a flight to Dubai with her mother and grandparents when she became ill two weeks ago.

Her frantic family called cabin crew, who called for any doctors on board to come forward.

Professor Steve Green, who was on his way to a conference on tropical diseases in the Arab state, examined the girl but found the emergency equipment was designed for adult passengers, and too big to use on her.

So he shook up a bottle of lemonade until it was flat and mixed it with a bottle of water so he could rehydrate her.”