Narrative:

As we were finishing our meal service, a passenger said to me, 'if you need help, I would be happy to assist, I'm a doctor.' I wasn't sure what he was talking about and then he said a man hit his head. When I arrived in the aft galley there was the #2 flight attendant and 2 passenger and 1 passenger had his head wrapped in a large bandage. He was traveling with the other man and he said 'his wife was mad at him and hit him over the head with a wine bottle.' at first, I thought he was joking, but he wasn't. The doctor later evaluated him and advised him to get a tetanus shot as soon as possible. Apparently, the victim hadn't been drinking but his wife was. They were traveling in a group and it was said that she was on a business trip. I think alcohol was a factor here and we could have had a very serious incident on our hands if the wound had been any deeper. We called ahead and had a special service agent meet the flight, but the passenger didn't want to press charges against his wife. They were a british couple. I don't know how much this woman had had to drink since I was working on the other side of the airplane, but I do think as flight attendants we need to be very aware of people's behavior and know when it is best to limit or discontinue serving alcohol to people. This is a tough one because I don't know other than limiting her alcohol, how this could have been avoided.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN RPT OF PAX MISCONDUCT AND INJURY.

Narrative: AS WE WERE FINISHING OUR MEAL SVC, A PAX SAID TO ME, 'IF YOU NEED HELP, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ASSIST, I'M A DOCTOR.' I WASN'T SURE WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT AND THEN HE SAID A MAN HIT HIS HEAD. WHEN I ARRIVED IN THE AFT GALLEY THERE WAS THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT AND 2 PAX AND 1 PAX HAD HIS HEAD WRAPPED IN A LARGE BANDAGE. HE WAS TRAVELING WITH THE OTHER MAN AND HE SAID 'HIS WIFE WAS MAD AT HIM AND HIT HIM OVER THE HEAD WITH A WINE BOTTLE.' AT FIRST, I THOUGHT HE WAS JOKING, BUT HE WASN'T. THE DOCTOR LATER EVALUATED HIM AND ADVISED HIM TO GET A TETANUS SHOT ASAP. APPARENTLY, THE VICTIM HADN'T BEEN DRINKING BUT HIS WIFE WAS. THEY WERE TRAVELING IN A GROUP AND IT WAS SAID THAT SHE WAS ON A BUSINESS TRIP. I THINK ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR HERE AND WE COULD HAVE HAD A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT ON OUR HANDS IF THE WOUND HAD BEEN ANY DEEPER. WE CALLED AHEAD AND HAD A SPECIAL SVC AGENT MEET THE FLT, BUT THE PAX DIDN'T WANT TO PRESS CHARGES AGAINST HIS WIFE. THEY WERE A BRITISH COUPLE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THIS WOMAN HAD HAD TO DRINK SINCE I WAS WORKING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE, BUT I DO THINK AS FLT ATTENDANTS WE NEED TO BE VERY AWARE OF PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR AND KNOW WHEN IT IS BEST TO LIMIT OR DISCONTINUE SERVING ALCOHOL TO PEOPLE. THIS IS A TOUGH ONE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW OTHER THAN LIMITING HER ALCOHOL, HOW THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

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.