A321
Physiological - Other; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
Flight Crew Returned To Gate; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
After safety compliance checks; all flight attendants were in the back galley turning around to go to our jumpseats when all the sudden this strong gym room stinky odor came on strong. Passengers in the last couple of rows immediately looked back at us. We determined per our lanyard tag it was a fume event. Flight Attendant 3 called flight deck. They turned PAC off and got on oxygen and returned back to the gate. Upon getting to the gate; I opened the 4L door to air out the back as the odor was still strong. I was super nauseous and throwing up; dizzy; instant headache from the smell. My Apple Watch kept indicating to me my pulse and blood pressure was abnormal. [I suggest] proper maintenance to the airplanes [be completed]. Just before that; we were delayed because of an APU problem. They MELed it and we had an air start at the gate.
Flight attendants were in back galley after completing cabin walk thru on taxi out when all of a sudden; a rancid odor like rotten boiled eggs came in the back galley. The number 3 Flight Attendant called the front-end crew to tell them of the fumes. The First Officer said he was turning off PAC no. 2; then we returned to the gate. Paramedics were called due to the flight attendants experiencing throat and eye irritation as well as nausea and sweating. All flight attendants were taken by ambulance to the hospital for toxic inhalation.
A321 Flight Attendant crew reported Captain notification of strong rotten egg sulfur type smell in the passenger cabin. Flight attendants experienced health issues including headaches; nauseous; dizziness and vomiting.