Ok, my girlfriend, FA Janice, has asked me to pass on a message. Janice actually only flys about 40 hours a month but WOW the drama follows her! I can fly for months without incident but not Janice. She usually has about an hours worth of flying drama to share after every trip. She should really start her own blog.( She is on a 3 day trip right now, can’t wait to hear about this one!) I think part of the problem is she flys in the lead posistion quite a bit. Not me, no way, no how…haven’t done that since 1999. I like the fact that with my job when you’re done you’re done, we don’t take our work home with us….unless you fly lead….see my point.

Ok, so here is my travel tip for the week. I guess it’s technically Janice’s advice, but it’s my blog: )

Janice had a medical emergency on a recent flight. We have a lot of resources on the plane, not only are we trained for such an incident, we have quite a bit of paraphernalia in our medical kit as well as an AED on board. We also have a resource called MED-LINK, which is a service we have with a hospital in Arizona. In case of a medical emergency we contact MED-LINK and if we have a nurse, DR., or Para-medic on board, they are able to help you under MED-LINK. They are actually insured if we contact MED-LINK and they follow there DR.’s direction. This is such a great service and has helped and saved many lives. This is were the tip comes in. Janice had a man in need of medical attention. He was on medication, he was unable to tell her what medication he was on, his wife was not able to tell her what he was taking. When you travel, if you are on ANY medication, write on an index card what you are taking and what your dose is, it is also helpful to write what your medical condition is. Keep this card in your carry on. This could be the difference between life or death for you or your loved one.

Great tip Janice!