Nurse fury at Ryanair as woman dies on flight from Italy

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Originally Posted by Irishboy

http://www.unison.ie/irish_independe...issue_id=14689
The Irish Aviation Authority said it would respond to the nurses about the concerns they had raised. "But it's a medical matter and it's not really an aviation matter to be investigated," a spokesman said.

If this is an accurate quote then I find this lack of concern by the IAA absolutely staggering.
In the UK the CAA used to approve the extensive medical training courses which CC and Flight crew undertake, and their refresher training. They also approve the medical kits, drugs and equipment carried on board. To say that it's not an aviation matter in Ireland is staggering.
What I find equally difficult to accept is that RYR is also one of the UK's major operators, it isn't really good enough to operate within the UK to inferior standards by hiding behind another regulators lax standards.
On a final point whilst some conditions may have come on slowly it would appear that this patient was not breathing and had no pulse, and yet it took 40 minutes to land at a suitable airport whilst carrying out CPR?
Tell the cabin crew to throw all the trays etc. in the toilets and you should be able to get it on the ground in 15 minutes max from anywhere in Europe!