Super 80 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I had to attend mandatory training on the use of the device, so I don't think they were just going to hand it over without consulting MedAire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 You may have required training as pepr company policy but they are designed to be used by anyone. I have had the training as part of First Aid / CPR AED training. Waiting to hand it over is just stupid IMHO if that is the reason. The unit will not deliver a shock if a shock is not warranted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 38 minutes ago, Super 80 said: I seriously doubt that was the case. They were probably in discussions with MedAire before turning a pax volunteer (who was not a doctor) loose with the AED. The story I read said it was a Doctor trying to assist, and asking for the AED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 The A in AED means “automatic”. Most of them require application of a single pad to the patient’s chest, then press a single button and it goes to work. Most even talk you through the process of prepping the patient and applying the pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 80 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 5 hours ago, conehead said: The story I read said it was a Doctor trying to assist, and asking for the AED. CBC Calgary said she was a "respiratory technician" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 10 hours ago, Super 80 said: CBC Calgary said she was a "respiratory technician" Therefore very well qualified to deal with the problem. Program Highlights Through this comprehensive program that uses theory and hands-on instruction, prepare for a career in hospital emergency rooms and intensive care units assisting in diagnosing and managing cardio-pulmonary disorders. Respiratory therapists do important work performing CPR, managing ventilators and providing oxygen therapy. http://www.sait.ca/programs-and-courses/full-time-studies/diplomas/respiratory-therapy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEFCON Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 An experienced RT is more capable in this circumstance than the majority of physicians you might come across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEFCON Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Super 80 I admit that I don't know anything about MedAire, but I am absolutely certain that time expended calling them up is time wasted when seconds count, which greatly increases the chance of death etc.. As far as I'm aware, the device is pretty much fool proof and even if a screw up did occur, there's no fear as no genuine first aider has ever been successfully charged and or sued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Five men arrested after Vegas-bound plane diverts to Winnipeg The Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport is seen in this undated file photo. (CTV Winnipeg) The Canadian PressPublished Saturday, March 24, 2018 9:23PM EDT Last Updated Saturday, March 24, 2018 9:39PM EDT WINNIPEG -- Five men were removed from a plane that was forced to divert to Winnipeg on its way from the United Kingdom to Las Vegas. A spokesman with Thomas Cook Airlines says the Airbus A330 was travelling from Manchester to Las Vegas on Saturday morning when the crew diverted to Winnipeg due to some passengers' "disruptive behaviour." RCMP say the five British citizens were arrested for mischief and causing a disturbance. Passenger airs out her underwear on commercial flight Fisticuffs over flatulence: Passenger's wind forces plane to make emergency landing Woman booted off plane for demanding more champagne Police say none of them resisted the officers, and they were escorted off the plane in handcuffs without incident. The airline spokesman says the company will not be releasing further details about the passengers' behaviour since the matter is now in the hands of police. The plane left Winnipeg for Las Vegas later in the afternoon, without the five men on board. Police say no one was injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Man arrested at Yellowknife Airport after allegedly stealing cash on flight A 26-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stealing cash from an in-flight purchase float, according to RCMP. RCMP responded to call about passenger causing problems onboard Inuvik to Yellowknife flight CBC News · Posted: Mar 26, 2018 3:04 PM CT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago RCMP said the investigation is ongoing. A man from Aklavik, N.W.T., was arrested after allegedly stealing cash from an in-flight purchase float, according to an RCMP news release Monday. The 26-year-old passenger was travelling on a flight from Inuvik to Yellowknife Sunday afternoon. RCMP said they responded to a call for assistance at the Yellowknife Airport about a man causing problems onboard the flight. The passenger was arrested and is waiting for a remand hearing, according to the news release. Police said the investigation is ongoing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Republic E175 near Memphis on Apr 22nd 2018, turbulence injures flight attendant Southwest B738 near Tampa on Apr 22nd 2018, turbulence injures two flight attendants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEFCON Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 The jet appears to be maintaining a track over the Continent considerably south of where it should be at this time of year. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 6 hours ago, DEFCON said: The jet appears to be maintaining a track over the Continent considerably south of where it should be at this time of year. Any ideas? Probably Trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 15 hours ago, Maverick said: Probably Trump. More wind for the wind bag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Flight attendants say airlines have failed to address sexual harassment in the skies By Hugo Martin May 12, 2018 | 8:00 AM In a survey of more than 3,500 flight attendants from U.S. airlines, 35% of respondents said they have experienced verbal harassment. (Dreamstime / TNS) Despite the growth of the #MeToo movement, nearly 1 in 5 flight attendants say they have been the victims of physical sexual harassment in the last year — and have seen no efforts by their managers to address the problem. A survey of more than 3,500 flight attendants from 29 airlines in the U.S. found that 35% of flight attendants say they have experienced verbal harassment, with 18% saying they have been physically abused by passengers over the last year. According to the survey released by the Assn. of Flight Attendants-CWA, 68% of flight attendants have experienced some form of sexual harassment during their careers. But only 7% of flight attendances who have experienced abuse have reported it, the survey found. Those flight attendants who have been physically harassed say it includes having their breasts, buttocks and crotch area "touched, felt, pulled, grabbed, groped, slapped, rubbed and fondled," according to the survey. More than two-thirds of flight attendants say they noticed no efforts by their employers to address the problem in the last year. "Flight attendants must be confident that airline executives will back them up when they respond to and report harassment of crew and passengers," said Sara Nelson, president of the association, which represents 50,000 flight attendants from 20 airlines. Harassment of flight attendants is nothing new. In decades past, flight attendants were nearly all young women who often were forced to wear tight, revealing outfights. Today, flight attendants — about 20% are men — are considered the first line of defense during an onboard emergency, Nelson said. Some airlines have taken action against harassment. About a month ago, Alaska Airlines Chief Executive Brad Tilden dispatched an online post to his employees, saying the carrier is adding training to help protect flight attendants and passengers from being the victims of assault or harassment. "To be clear, sexual harassment and assault have absolutely no place in our workplace, on board our flights, or any place," he said in the post. Delta Air Lines says it has also added training for new and existing employees to cut back on such incidents. The chief executives of United Airlines, American Airlines and Spirit Airlines have issued messages to their employees in the past few months, condemning harassment in the workplace. The nation's airlines have adopted no industrywide policy for addressing passengers who harass flight attendants. If the harassment is extreme, crew members can accuse a passenger of interfering with the duties of the crew on a commercial flight — a federal crime that can result in civil or criminal penalties, said Taylor Garland, a spokeswoman for the flight attendants union. Alaska Airlines took a different approach to the problem earlier this year when it banned a San Diego man from flying on the carrier following allegations that he harassed a flight attendant — an accusation he said is unfounded and is "reverse discrimination against men." hugo.martin@latimes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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