A New Brunswick woman is praising a P.E.I. paramedic who revived her on a recent flight to the Dominican Republic.

Teresa Wilkins was halfway into her flight from Fredericton to the Caribbean country when she started to feel faint.

"The stewardess came up and asked what the problem was," Wilkins said from her Fredericton home. "I told her I felt like I was going to pass out, and as soon as I told her that, I did.

That's when Kelly Williams, a paramedic from P.E.I. who was on the same CanJet flight, stepped up.

Williams heard the attendant call for help.

"I know they asked for a doctor, but I thought, 'I'm a paramedic; maybe I can help'," Williams said.

"She was pale and blue around the lips, and her husband was quite stressed out."

Kelly Williams, a P.E.I. paramedic, revived a Fredericton woman on a recent flight to the Dominican Republic. (CBC)In fact, Wilkins was unconscious, so Williams hooked her up to an oxygen tank and took her vital signs.

The pilot was ready to make an emergency landing in the Bahamas, but after several minutes, Wilkins finally came around.

That's when she saw Williams.

"She was great, and I never did get her name," Wilkins said.

"And I just wanted to say thank you again."

Wilkins said she still isn't sure what caused her to pass out on the plane, but she said a couple of other passengers fainted as well.

CBC contacted CanJet to see whether they could provide any more details, but the airline did not return the calls.

Working on vacation

The Fredericton woman said she felt bad that she forced Williams to work on her vacation.

"She didn't have to help me," Wilkins said. "She's on her vacation. I feel bad that I started her vacation off that way.

"But she's great. … P.E.I.'s lucky to have her as a paramedic."

Williams said she's just happy to know Wilkins is doing fine and that she was able to put her paramedic skills to good use.

In fact, Williams said helping people is something she's getting used to doing while vacationing.

"One of our last vacations down south, there was a lady in the dining room who fell and hit her head on a marble floor, so we got tangled into that a little bit, helping her out," Williams said.