Narrative:

We were level at 10000 ft, receiving vectors from atlanta approach control just north of atlanta. The seat belt sign had been on since passing approximately 18000 ft. The WX was scattered clouds with good visibility. I used the chime switch to signal the flight attendants that we were on approach, as required by our approach checklist. After receiving a vector to turn from approach control and a descent from 10000 ft to 8000 ft, we experienced a momentary bump of light turbulence in the cockpit. Airspeed was 180 KTS, per approach control's request. Shortly thereafter, we received a call from the lead flight attendant that another flight attendant, who was in the aft section of the plane, had fallen and hit her head and was unable to get up. Doctors were summoned and 3 volunteered. They immobilized the injured flight attendant at the spot where she had fallen. We declared a medical emergency. I called company and arranged for paramedics to meet the flight at the gate. We landed expeditiously on runway 26L in atlanta and taxied to the gate. The paramedics attended to the injured flight attendant. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 CREW HAS A FLT ATTENDANT INJURED IN A TURB ENCOUNTER WHEN HE OR SHE FELL IN THE AFT GALLEY.

Narrative: WE WERE LEVEL AT 10000 FT, RECEIVING VECTORS FROM ATLANTA APCH CTL JUST N OF ATLANTA. THE SEAT BELT SIGN HAD BEEN ON SINCE PASSING APPROX 18000 FT. THE WX WAS SCATTERED CLOUDS WITH GOOD VISIBILITY. I USED THE CHIME SWITCH TO SIGNAL THE FLT ATTENDANTS THAT WE WERE ON APCH, AS REQUIRED BY OUR APCH CHKLIST. AFTER RECEIVING A VECTOR TO TURN FROM APCH CTL AND A DSCNT FROM 10000 FT TO 8000 FT, WE EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY BUMP OF LIGHT TURB IN THE COCKPIT. AIRSPD WAS 180 KTS, PER APCH CTL'S REQUEST. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT THAT ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT, WHO WAS IN THE AFT SECTION OF THE PLANE, HAD FALLEN AND HIT HER HEAD AND WAS UNABLE TO GET UP. DOCTORS WERE SUMMONED AND 3 VOLUNTEERED. THEY IMMOBILIZED THE INJURED FLT ATTENDANT AT THE SPOT WHERE SHE HAD FALLEN. WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER. I CALLED COMPANY AND ARRANGED FOR PARAMEDICS TO MEET THE FLT AT THE GATE. WE LANDED EXPEDITIOUSLY ON RWY 26L IN ATLANTA AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. THE PARAMEDICS ATTENDED TO THE INJURED FLT ATTENDANT. SHE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL.

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.