Narrative:

While approaching the bos airport with arrival delays, we were informed to enter a holding pattern at the gardner fix along the arrival route. As we approached the holding pattern, we began to slow from an airspeed of approximately 280 KTS to 220 KTS. There was no abrupt aircraft movements and no turbulence. As we entered the holding pattern, a call from the aft cabin indicated that a flight attendant was hit on the head by a galley door. She was lying down but still conscious. Approximately 5 mins later, it was reported that she was now unconscious. We solicited medical help from a qualified person on board, declared an emergency and landed. The flight attendant was taken to a boston hospital and later released that same evening.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FO RPT ON A CABIN ATTENDANT INJURY SUSTAINED WHILE HOLDING 50 NM W OF BOS, MA.

Narrative: WHILE APCHING THE BOS ARPT WITH ARR DELAYS, WE WERE INFORMED TO ENTER A HOLDING PATTERN AT THE GARDNER FIX ALONG THE ARR RTE. AS WE APCHED THE HOLDING PATTERN, WE BEGAN TO SLOW FROM AN AIRSPD OF APPROX 280 KTS TO 220 KTS. THERE WAS NO ABRUPT ACFT MOVEMENTS AND NO TURB. AS WE ENTERED THE HOLDING PATTERN, A CALL FROM THE AFT CABIN INDICATED THAT A FLT ATTENDANT WAS HIT ON THE HEAD BY A GALLEY DOOR. SHE WAS LYING DOWN BUT STILL CONSCIOUS. APPROX 5 MINS LATER, IT WAS RPTED THAT SHE WAS NOW UNCONSCIOUS. WE SOLICITED MEDICAL HELP FROM A QUALIFIED PERSON ON BOARD, DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED. THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS TAKEN TO A BOSTON HOSPITAL AND LATER RELEASED THAT SAME EVENING.

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.