Amidst other recent problems facing the airliner, United is now being accused of extreme unpreparedness for in-flight medical emergencies. Dr. Amer Syed, a Jersey City-based doctor was on a flight home from Los Angeles and responded to a call by United crew for a medical emergency. Syed said he was “surprised by the inadequacies of the airline.” The flight, United Airlines 510, did not have any lifesaving medication — pain killers or antibiotics — on board. And the stethoscope wasn’t even working. “I’m just simply appalled by the lack of quality of life saving equipment and medications on that flight,” Syed said. United Airlines has not yet commented on the medical equipment that was on board the Newark-bound plane.
United Airlines Not Prepared for In-flight Medical Emergencies
