Originally Posted by
Radgirl
Exactly. 25 years after we started training CC in use of defibrillators, and the Phoenix medical support service became operational, it is staggering we allow 'doctors' of unknown provenance, who have no aviation knowledge, no knowledge of the effect of decompression, and no information on the medical facilities at the destination or diversion to make decisions. While I accept that a doctor my have an input if a patient has a cardiac arrest, we should be circumspect about any volunteer's qualifications and look to bolster the training of CC especially on long haul. Some years ago a meeting suggested a subset of CC could receive additional medical training which would not only be cost effective but good for customer satisfaction in this case
You appear to be suggesting select CC be given a little bit of training in something complex that they will never practise professionally, and have confidence to overrule or ignore PAX presenting medical credentials.
This doesn't seem very well advised, at least to me.
I expect the select CC would per force err on the side of caution and make it less likely to avoid a diversion.
Put me as CC in that position and I know I would.