it could be the crew members immediate action to restrain a passenger with an i.o.d in his shoe to save the aircraft.Thankfully situations of life and death rarely happen at the front or the rear of the aircraft.
Tomkins
It's "ied" actually - Improvised Explosive Device"
Are you seriously suggesting that serious decisions are not made at the front of the aircraft?!
Litebulbs
see above as an example of the difference between our roles.
And yes I will have been involved in more medical incidents than the average crew member.
Because there are 11-15 crew per a/c and only 1 captain. So I am 11-15 times more likely to experience each situation than an individual cc member.
We also train in the simulator to deal with emergencies.
I will, for example, have practised at least 10 NITS briefs annually. Whereas most crew do 1 per year .