Originally Posted by
virginFSM
All,
The TRUE value of BA cabin crew was displayed on BA 942 to DUS on Monday 16th June.
A call bell whilst on stand turned out to be a medical emergency. Two male cabin crew used the onboard defibrillator and gave CPR in the back galley and saved the guy! By the time paramedics arrived it was all over and the guy was stable.
Kudos to BA crew training and the 2 crew who looked pretty shook up but went straight back to "business as usual" caring for other pax during the extended delay that ensued.
Seems like we are in very safe hands flying BA!
^^^
Brilliant news!
this is something i can comment on with knowledge!
its great to see such good training of crew and such brilliant equipment carried onboard.
AED/Shock box defibrillator's are a great lifesaving bit of kit which at around £1000-£1500 per unit are money very well spent!
i only wish that more public places and members of the public in general follow the lead with this equipment. Speaking as someone who knows, the chances of getting a cardiac arrest patient back when the ambulance arrives is minimal. Yes we do manage it some times, normally when the patient lives opposite the ambulance station but generally where the running time from call to on scene is more than a min or 2 you had might as well call an undertaker!
Bravo to BA, Bravo to the crew^