Failed Aviation Administration strikes again

Edward A. Falk wrote:


Still, I kinda wish AA could have arranged to have just one working O2 bottle
on their plane.

We really don't know if they didn't.
Patient's family says no, AA says yes.
Many AEDs will not work if sufficient signal cannot be acquired for proper
shock eval.
Doesn't mean the equipment failed.

In my experience, in stressful situations when a loved one in is distress the
realities of an emergent medical event and relationships of cause and effect
can get extremely confused by the the lay members present. It can be an
impediment to care teams and can adversely color the patient's and family's
perceptions of diagnosis and/or proposed treatment plans.

I am sorry the woman died and proper facilities were not immediately
available to accurately diagnose and treat her. Whether or not O2 was
available is most likely irrelevant.
What she needed was an ER.

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