Originally Posted by Kman
I'm a licensed physician, but not a practicing one (I design research trials), so I don't jump up instantly at the first call for "is there a doctor on board" because I look for someone more qualified than I am to step in, but if I dont see any movement, I have nonetheless often responded to calls for medical help, and once (only) got a bottle of wine and a nice card from the Captain. And I wouldn't have thought that I was doing it to "help out the airline", but rather to help another person. To think that I should have been "compensated" for doing what I am trained to do on behalf of another human being in need is preposterous. I do it because I can (and since I can, I must). How could any physician stand by and watch someone in real need, and not do something about it?
P.S. Was your relative and his family flying in C to begin with, or did he think that this was a good way to get an Op/Up from coach?
(I'll get down from my soapbox now)
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Kman...regardless of your medical emergency response or lack of same, it would be comforting to know you were on one of my flights!
Thanks for your commentary above.