During An In-Flight EmergencyHere's a rule to live by: Fly the airplane! No matter what the emergency (engine failure, fire, structural failure), fly the airplane. Maintain control and fly it all the way to the ground, if necessary.
Preparation: Shout initial commands that emphasize an initial action by the passengers, such as “heads down, stay down!” or “Grab ankles, stay down!” Evaluate: Assess outside conditions while shouting passengers to stay back. Tell ABPs to help hold passengers back.
A rough estimate of the probability of an airplane going down due to an emergency is about 1 in 11 million, meaning it would take us quite a few lifetimes before actually experiencing a plane crash.
In the middle, at the backNonetheless, a TIME investigation that looked at 35 years of aircraft accident data found the middle rear seats of an aircraft had the lowest fatality rate: 28%, compared with 44% for the middle aisle seats. This logically makes sense too.
No Legal Duty, but Potentially an Ethical OneThe ethical duty stems from the fact that doctors and other medical professionals don't lose their training simply because they are off duty and out of uniform.