Aviation accident attorney Jonathan C. Reiter discusses plane crashes caused by pilot medical emergencies such as a reduced oxygen supply.
When pilots suffer any type of major health emergency while in flight, the consequences can be dire. Everyone on board an aircraft becomes at risk of sustaining a fatal plane crash injury when a pilot is incapacitated by a medical crisis, and unable to resume safe operations.
One type of medical emergency that has been known to strike pilots mid-air is cerebral hypoxia. The condition is reported to have been a contributing factor to a recent plane crash that resulted in the deaths of a New York businessman and his wife.
Source: CNN Report “Pilots may have suffered from cerebral hypoxia, but what is it?”
“(CNN) — The pilot or pilots aboard an unresponsive plane that flew from the United States over the Caribbean Sea on Friday may have been stricken by cerebral hypoxia — a fancy term for when your brain is deprived of oxygen.”
To read further, visit http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/05/health/cerebral-hypoxia/index.html.
Prior to the crash, the plane was unresponsive with no feedback being provided from the pilot during an air traffic controller’s attempts to communicate via radio.
Source: CNN Report “Pilot of unresponsive plane asked to descend before contact lost”
“While authorities don’t know everything that went on inside the plane, including what caused it to crash, they have spoken about what they did in response.
The government response started with those air traffic control communications — and the alarming lack thereof.”
To read further visit http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/05/us/norad-air-threat/index.html.
According to New York based aviation accident lawyer Jonathan C. Reiter, whose firm the Jonathan C. Reiter Law Firm, PLLC has handled a number of high profile plane accident cases, the subtle onset of hypoxia symptoms can make it difficult for pilots to know when to seek assistance in this type of medical emergency. The Federal Aviation Administration characterizes the condition as one in which every pilot’s reaction to it varies. It can be caused by reaching too high of an altitude when flying or lowered cabin pressure. It can cause pilots to lose coordination and impair their judgment.
Attorney Jonathan C. Reiter says it is important that pilots operating any aircraft strictly follow safety protocol that can aid in preventing accidents related to reduced oxygen or other medical emergencies. Individuals who have questions about their legal rights in the event that they have lost a loved one or were injured in a related plane crash can contact the Jonathan C. Reiter Law Firm, PLLC for a free case review.
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