If you are on a National airlines flight, you have chest pains

[AckleymanII]

Can the airline charge you for having to divert the flight and land to get you medical help? My brother is in this situation right now. Anyone have any insight to this issue?

Thanks

 

[rijndael]

Who Pays?​

So, who pays for all the extra costs incurred when an aircraft needs to make an unexpected stop? In the case of a medical emergency, the airline typically shoulders the cost of the diversion, and industry officials say that it's just a cost of doing business. Not every medical emergency on board turns into an emergency landing, though — often there is a doctor on board, and sometimes that means the sick person can be treated on the flight and no diversion is needed.

How Much Does It Cost When a Plane Diverts? - The Points Guy

When a sick or rowdy passenger forces a pilot to make an emergency landing, huge sums of money are involved. Who pays? Sometimes, it could be the passenger.

thepointsguy.com

 

[6MMsteve]

I hope he is ok and don't know about the other, Prayers

 

[TylerFromMS]

@rijndael unless it’s cpr or choking/death versus taking some sort of action, I don’t know of a single physician/provider I work with that would say “yeah, they look pretty stable, let’s keep rolling”. Liability is too high if you’re wrong and there really isn’t any monitoring or testing you can do on a plane. “The guy looked fine, your honor”. Ain’t no way I’m making that call. And I make those calls on a daily basis. But not in a metal tube in the sky with no resources if it hits the fan.

@AckleymanII tell him not to worry about the $- if he was dead midair, he wouldn’t be able to pay anything back anyways and some folks would miss him.

 

[Bill Norris]

Can the airline charge you for having to divert the flight and land to get you medical help? My brother is in this situation right now. Anyone have any insight to this issue?

Thanks

Sorry to hear this Bro. Hope he will be O K. Prayers.

 

[tvaught]

Can the airline charge you for having to divert the flight and land to get you medical help? My brother is in this situation right now. Anyone have any insight to this issue?

Thanks

Please advise your brother to tell the cabin crew of his chest pain, so he can get the treatment he needs.

If in flight, the crew will connect to a medical resource via satcom or vhf radio, and the doctor will advise the Captain on best course of action based on symptoms.

Often times on your flight there are medical professionals that the Captain will put to use as a resource as well.

Get him to advise the crew ASAP.

 

[Chaotik]

I have been on several flights over the years (some international) and was asked for help. I never needed to ask the crew to divert for emergency medical care, but certainly if the individual was having chest pain or if there was suspitcion of a serious cardiac problem, there is no choice. And by the way, I always travel with a pulse oximeter and a device that can acquire an ekg rhythm strip.

 

[Mikemontminy]

I have been on several flights over the years (some international) and was asked for help. I never needed to ask the crew to divert for emergency medical care, but certainly if the individual was having chest pain or if there was suspitcion of a serious cardiac problem, there is no choice. And by the way, I always travel with a pulse oximeter and a device that can acquire an ekg rhythm strip.

Are these devices anything TSA has tried taking away to make everyone safer on board.

 

[Chaotik]

Are these devices anything TSA has tried taking away to make everyone safer on board.

Never, and it's always in carry on luggage.