B737-800
Flight Attendant Current
Troubleshooting; Workload; Physiological - Other
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Aircraft; Human Factors
Passenger traveling with his family informed another flight attendant that his daughter was injured by the armrest falling and hitting her behind the right earlobe. I checked on passenger and family and provided an ice pack. The child who is 3 years old was crying and had a large bruise behind her ear and a swollen earlobe. I checked the armrest. It would not stay in the up position properly. It would retract and snap forcefully down into the down position. I informed the captain about the armrest and that the passengers had requested EMT to meet the flight. I checked on the family every 20 minutes. The little girl seemed to be better by the end of the flight.
A B737-800 Flight Attendant reported a three year old child injured when a passenger seat arm rest forcefully fell and struck the child behind her right earlobe causing a large bruise and swollen earlobe.