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VegasGambler
That's only one of the requirements. There are others (and it's "or", not "and", so if any of the requirements are met, it would be included in these stats)
A bone fracture was also enough to be considered a "serious injury". So certainly the one who suffered the broken shoulder would be included. I'm unsure about the concussion (I would certainly consider a concussion to be a serious injury, probably more so than a broken shoulder due to the possibility of long term neurological symptoms, so if that doesn't count then the definition should be changed. I would rather break a bone than suffer a concussion)
Obviously what happened to those 2 FAs was terrible. But I think my point is still valid. These are EXTREMELY rare incidents.
your point is valid. I agree, these are extremely rare incidents. In my experience, flights are more bumpy now than in years previous and the turbulence can be rougher than I've experienced in the past. Of course that's anecdotal, but it's hard to argue that we're not experiencing more significant weather events than in years past. That same weather does affect turbulence.