No Aircraft
Fatigue; Other / Unknown; Communication Breakdown
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown
Company Policy; Human Factors
[Following] a medical emergency [involving a crew member in the airport terminal]; we felt overwhelmed with stress and anxiety and Fatigue. The [Lead Flight Attendant] was on the phone with [her] team and her Supervisor explaining what occurred and we would not be safe to fly our evening departure. We; all crew members; also received calls from [Company] preventing proper rest before flight and ignored when told we were not fit to fly. We were asked to persuade others (bullied) to fly even when [we] felt it was a safety issue. [Another Flight Attendant] gave them a definite NO; [that] she was not safe to fly; we were scheduled to fly anyway.
On our layover in a public bathroom I heard a loud noise and moans coming from the mens room. I knew Captain was the only one in there so I asked if he was OK and if I could come in.  I yelled for the rest of my crew to come fast.  I found Captain was on the floor; he had passed out and hit his head. When he came to he wanted to stand so we let him with support at which time he fainted again.  I called 911 while the other crew members were assisting him prepared to perform CPR.  He was going in and out of consciousness. We kept him alert talking to us until paramedics got there.  He was taken by ambulance to the hospital.  Our FO; #1 and #4 were there with me.Our #1 contacted her supervisor immediately and the certs team. We were later in touch with our supervisor letting her know how shaken up we were.  We were due to fly later that night. I asked if we could swap crews with the later crew as now their flight is delayed 12 hours because of this event as Captain was their Captain.  We were told no.Our #1 told supervisor she was not safe to fly due to stress and fatigue. I told supervisor I'm not feeling safe to fly and she suggested maybe I would later on.  I felt bullied in to taking our red eye back.  I was up for 22 hours straight and not fit to fly. I was falling asleep on the jumpseat.When a cabin crew has been stressed with a medical emergency they should not fly until rested and feeling better.  Supervisor should not persuade us to fly.  I was never contacted upon arrival to see if I was OK; only #1 was contacted.
Air carrier Flight Attendants reported the cabin crew was pressured to work the flight following a stressful medical event in the airport terminal involving another crew member.