Commercial Fixed Wing
Situational Awareness
Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy; Human Factors
EMTs were called to meet arrival aircraft; reported that passenger had fainted onboard and vomited. When aircraft arrived at the gate Captain had made the decision that since the passenger was no longer in distress that everyone would deplane and EMT could treat passenger last in the back of the aircraft. EMTs were upset about this decision and complained that it is not proper policy to delay medical care of a passenger to deplane an aircraft. This is not an isolated incident and needs to be addressed.
Ramp employee reported concern with flight crew not allowing medical personnel access to an ill passenger until after other passengers disembarked the aircraft.