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flyguyMN said:I would never hope any FA crew would not ever do thier safety briefing, but lets say one crew did.
flyguyMN said:I would never hope any FA crew would not ever do thier safety briefing, but lets say one crew did. What would happen to them and who would find out?
Fletch F Fletch said:Flew NWA last week and the only reason I fastened my seatbelt was I noticed the aircraft moving. Briefing? Not.
LearLove said:Not to be rude or anything but.....
Who really needs to have an FA tell them how to put on a seatbelt? And if you cant figure out or aren't smart enough to atleast make a note of where the emerg. exit is on a plane then well..... something about evolution or along thoes lines.
Also can anyone point out a time when an FA has actually saved someone(s) life during an actual accident?
coke, cup of ice and lime please, now shut-up........
and don't forget the bottle of water, the big one, not the small and it better be cold.
Just kidding
pgcfii2002 said:Actually there ARE people who cannot buckle and unbuckle a seatbelt.
LearLove said:Also can anyone point out a time when an FA has actually saved someone(s) life during an actual accident?
LearLove said:Not to be rude or anything but.....
Who really needs to have an FA tell them how to put on a seatbelt? And if you cant figure out or aren't smart enough to atleast make a note of where the emerg. exit is on a plane then well..... something about evolution or along thoes lines.
'Resume Writer said:Lear,
I know you said you were kidding, but I can point to several times, both on and off the job, that I helped save people who could have possibly died or had serious harm otherwise - not exactly in an aircraft accident, but just the same, doing something that made a difference.
I can specifically remember one man, who on descent into SAN at 3 a.m., had a massive heart attack, stopped breathing and had no pulse. To make a long story short, myself and the crew jumped into action. Now, keep in mind, we are on descent, with just minutes to get things handled prior to landing and plus we needed one flight attendant at each exit for landing.
This is where working as a crew helps immensely. While I did CPR on the man, the others were alerting the cockpit to have paramedics on the ground, asking for medical professionals, etc. I am proud to say the man started to breathe and have a heart beat on his own by the time the paramedics met the plane at the jetway.
So, while it was not an accident, just the same we saved this man's life. I can tell you stories about car accidents where I stopped and treated people for shock, a guy who had a metal piece of his car impaled above his eye and having to stabilize it before the fire department and paramedics arrived, stopping bleeding, etc.
I can tell you a story about a guy who dropped off a bar stool in a bar where the crew and I had gone for a drink, and how I took his pulse, respirations and had his medical history for the paramedics when they arrived. He had been taking prescription medicine and decided to drink with it, and had a reaction where he went unconscious.
I know most people think FAs just serve drinks, but you might be surprised at the training we have to go through initially and through recurrent. Maybe not every airline was as comprehensive as AWA, but I know I had thorough training in CPR, First Aid, AED utilization, Triage, EPs, and evacuation (both land and water).
At AWA they used to fill the cabin trainer with smoke, throw stuff in the aisle, totally dark, with the aircraft at an unusual attitude and have people waiting to grab you as you went up the aisle to evacuate people. I believe it was as close to the real thing as you could get.
Those are just some of the incidents I have been involved in. Heck, every week on the nite flite from BWI to LAS we had some older person who went unconscious from not resting and having blood pressure problems. I got really good at speaking with the ER doctors on the other side of MedLink.
So, I just thought I would share my experiences with you!![]()
pgcfii2002 said:'
I think at one point all FA's had to be certified nurses too???
LearLove said:Not to be rude or anything but.....
Who really needs to have an FA tell them how to put on a seatbelt? And if you cant figure out or aren't smart enough to atleast make a note of where the emerg. exit is on a plane then well..... something about evolution or along thoes lines.
Also can anyone point out a time when an FA has actually saved someone(s) life during an actual accident?
coke, cup of ice and lime(s) please, now shut-up........
No we don't want to hear about your cat...........
nor how much your wrist hurts after you tried for FA of the year helping grandma stuff the kitchen sink into the overhead back in 13C..........
and don't forget the bottle of water, the big one, not the small and it better be cold.
Just kidding