Sinking ship?
No, not really. It' all about you. A desire to "get" you. Grind you into tiny little pieces and feed you to parakeets so that you vanish without a trace. Hurt you by degrees, until at last your mind crumbles. More than a desire. A dream, really. I can't explain it. I woke up one morning and thought to myself, "Self, what a beautiful morning! The sun is bright, the grass is green, I feel rested and alive. Today, I believe I'll do everything in my power to ruin flyingifrvr."
That's what I said. And now my evil plan is at work, slowly picking you apart. Can you feel it?
Grow up.
Ahh, gotta edit. You did insist on asking again, a question I already answered, weather a person experiencing a "heart attack" is a mountain, or a mole hill. Neither, really. It's a person having a heart attack. But I'm sure you knew that.
Just like the drooling fools that panic at the sight of a fire, most folks fall apart when they see a teaspoon of blood, or a medical problem such as a cardiac arrest.
Truth be told, very few who experience a cardiac arrest will survive, depending on the nature of the arrest, weather it's a shockable rythym, etc. CPR is nearly, but not quite futile. Chances are that the cardiac victim is already circling the drain. Perhaps that might inspire you to break you neck trying to be the hero you watch on ER...but you're wasting your time. If the person is indeed having a cardiac arrest, and even if that person is shockable, if they don't get shocked on the airplane, the chances are slim...great high pronounciation of the e word or no.
Mountain? Molehill? Neither at all. A person with a problem, to which you may be able to provide some very limited assistance. The FA has a chance of doing something for the patient with an AED; you don't. If no AED is available, the patient might make it, might not; that's not the least concern of yours. Your mission is to fly safely and land. Advise ATC that you have a patient with chest pain, or that has collapsed, or whatever the case may be. Advise ATC you'll be landing xxx direct, and request a truck and an ambulance standing by. Wasn't that a challenge?
Before you get all boundup in hero-itis, remember something that a professional should remember; you didn't create the emergency, you didn't create the problem, you didn't make the challenge. You're only contributing what you can to the matter.
This thread has gone on for two years now, and referring back throughout this lengthy thread, I've stated over and over and over, do whatever is necessary to handle an emergency. An irrifutable truism to which you can take no exception. My statements have been correct, every one, and true. All have been consistant, accurate, and right. Contrary to your cockeyed view of things, most folks who have responded herein have recognized that fact and contributed to the thread, rather than arguing with reason and fact. Just you, and that goofy clown pilot character, and a few others. Doesn't speak highly for your efforts; drop it already. Have you a point to prove, or are you merely insecure? Enough is enough.
