Fincastle......I agreed with your wife when I first read this thread. I was horrified that a Captain had apparently acted in this way although I did find it hard to believe given my experiences of flight crew as posted when I have been involved in medical emergencies on board.
I have a professional interest here both as cabin crew and a registered nurse so have done a bit of digging.
Globaliser the passenger has commented. He states the following
- The cabin crew "refused to divert"......not their decision whatever the event
- That he spent "14 hours in cardiac arrest". He must have been really cold and stiff on arrival at LHR then!!
- That he then recieved "life saving surgery" at Harefield. Harefield are mavellous but even their expertise cannot raise the dead!!
And given the fact this passenger is a BBC reporter and the story is covered by the Daily Wail........
I agree.....suspend judgement.