Comments on: Kin: Woman Who Died On Flight Was Ignored

American Airlines Disputes Account Of Man Who Blames Flight Attendant, Faulty Medical Devices

[Ddokken69]

I cannot believe what I just read, you mean to tell me that someone is dying on a plane begging for help and the stewardess has to make a phonecall up front to the captain before anything is done??? I hope they sue the pants off A.A. because that was down right cruel to do what they did to that poor woman. Not to mention what about the safety equipment on the plane? Lord forbid they have a major incident because non of the safety equipment seemed to be working at the time I mean not one but two bottles of O2 were empty? So why didn''t they go and try a third one? The woman is taking her last breaths and everything is not working around them. My hats off to the doctors and nurses who tried their best to handle a very bad situation that might have been avoided if not for the lady that was supposed to be a stewardess.

[j_flood]

There are emergency oxygen tanks in the flight deck - were they used? No matter what was available or not working the woman may have died anyway. Horrible mess.

RIP - and condolences to her family.

[occams_taser]

It''s murder. "Don''t let me die" -- but they did just that.

[ramos937]

The flight attendant works for the airline and should have been better trained on on board equipment. He/she obviously was not. Thus. the airline bears a lot of the blame.

A responder is correct. Why did not just drop the oxygen mask that is used in case of emergency. No matter if all of them have to be dropped for this to work. The other passengers would not complain if they knew what was happening.

[missut2]

This is horrible! What is supposed to come out of the little masks they show you how to use?? Why couldn''t they pull down one of those masks for her? It is outrageous that an airline that serves the public would not have working medical equipment on board...2 empty oxygen tanks and a faulty defibrillator....unexcusable. But to me, the very worse is that this lady asked and was DENIED twice by a flight attendant! Then when other passengers became upset this attendant had to talk it over with the cockpit??? He should be fired immediately and charges should be pending.

I have emphysema, am on oxygen 24/7, and I know how this woman felt when she couldn''t breathe....it''s a scary feeling.

My condolences to her family.....

[grammawhamma]

I agree...the equiptment should have been working. However this story sounds like there is more to it than is being told. Wait and see.

[andor3]

terrible! two faulty O2 tanks and a faulty defib, she knew what she needed and onboard medical personnel did too but American Airline provided faulty equipment. natural causes meh--they killed her.

[michellem99-2009]

This is awful. They have a duty to make sure everything work on the aircraft. The repect for a sp needs person. They got some some expaining to do. May the lady rest in peace. It sound like they killed her going by the article.