Commuter aircraft declared emergency due to cabin attendant injury.

Attributes
ACN	305609
Time
Date	199505
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ggg
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	305609
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

During cruise, a passenger notified us that the flight attendant was 'down.' I told the first officer to go back and assess the situation. A few mins later he returned and informed me she was conscious but not alert. We had 10 emt's on board and 1 of them was treating her. I told the first officer to return to the cabin, to secure it for landing, and make a PA about seat belt usage, etc. The flight attendant was unable to perform her duties, eg, situation in her seat to guard the main exit door, so I declared an emergency on the basis of that. After arriving at destination, I found out that the flight attendant had hit the ceiling of the cabin during a brief encounter with moderate turbulence. It was smooth otherwise. There were lines of thunderstorms in the region, but we were at least 100 mi away from them. She suffered 2 concussions and had been unconscious about 3 mins. If I had known she had been unconscious, I would have diverted to the nearest airport. I asked a lot of questions during the event, but somehow that important fact (unconsciousness) was edited.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT DECLARED EMER DUE TO CABIN ATTENDANT INJURY.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE, A PAX NOTIFIED US THAT THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS 'DOWN.' I TOLD THE FO TO GO BACK AND ASSESS THE SIT. A FEW MINS LATER HE RETURNED AND INFORMED ME SHE WAS CONSCIOUS BUT NOT ALERT. WE HAD 10 EMT'S ON BOARD AND 1 OF THEM WAS TREATING HER. I TOLD THE FO TO RETURN TO THE CABIN, TO SECURE IT FOR LNDG, AND MAKE A PA ABOUT SEAT BELT USAGE, ETC. THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM HER DUTIES, EG, SIT IN HER SEAT TO GUARD THE MAIN EXIT DOOR, SO I DECLARED AN EMER ON THE BASIS OF THAT. AFTER ARRIVING AT DEST, I FOUND OUT THAT THE FLT ATTENDANT HAD HIT THE CEILING OF THE CABIN DURING A BRIEF ENCOUNTER WITH MODERATE TURB. IT WAS SMOOTH OTHERWISE. THERE WERE LINES OF TSTMS IN THE REGION, BUT WE WERE AT LEAST 100 MI AWAY FROM THEM. SHE SUFFERED 2 CONCUSSIONS AND HAD BEEN UNCONSCIOUS ABOUT 3 MINS. IF I HAD KNOWN SHE HAD BEEN UNCONSCIOUS, I WOULD HAVE DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST ARPT. I ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS DURING THE EVENT, BUT SOMEHOW THAT IMPORTANT FACT (UNCONSCIOUSNESS) WAS EDITED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.