"Maybe there is a case for trained paramedics on board who also have had training in fire fighting etc? So as well as the fire risk they could attend to and diagnose sick passengers?"
While I agree that an additional, safety trained person is NEEDED.....as someone with both medical and flight experience, trying to diagnose in a noisy airplane is especially difficult. It's very hard to hear heart / lung sounds on an airplane, etc.
BUT....I DO agree that having someone with fireman (fire "person"??? I HATE PC cr@p!!) and as a paramedic would be a great idea. If this person also had some level of flight training....it would be PERFECT!
Having only a 2 person, long haul crew, to my way of thinking is criminal!
