I'm no pilot (hopefully CTC training soon though
) but i have some emergency first responder training specialising in AED of heart patients and i agree with the guy below.
Besides dont ac no carry AEDs on board?
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Are your cabin crew not First Aid and CPR current? Unusual. I thought it was a requirement.
If you were foolish enough to turn back when you were 10 min out, you are also at least 15 minutes away from parking the aeroplane and opening the door to let the paramedic in.
Clean up aircraft, climb to planned cruise level, complete all normal checklists, proceed to destination. Advise ATC that you have a pax needing urgent medical assistance on arrival. Details to follow.
Keep seatbelt sign on. Not all pax will be aware that something unusual is taking place in the cabin, so best not have them bumbling their way to the lavatory.
Let your cabin crew do the job they are trained to do. Give them permission to make a PA asking any medically qualified persons on board to come forward and assist.
If you have more than 50 pax on board, there will be
at least one doctor or one nurse on board (I had one heart surgeon, one emergency room doctor, and three nurses out of 65 pax respond to such a request when a young woman had a
grand mal seizure aboard last year).
Your hypothetical heart attack victim will need immediate attention. If respiration and circulation are not restored within 3 minutes, that person is in a grave situation.
Dont sit his/her rescuers down for 15 minutes while you attempt an autoland at a below minimums aerodrome. Use your crew and passenger resources.
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