Carine Desir
Antonio Oliver, the cousin
Posted on 02/25/2008 12:56:49 PM PST by txlurker
NEW YORK - American Airlines on Monday insisted it tried to help a passenger who died after complaining she couldn't breathe, and disputed the account of a relative who said that she was denied oxygen and that medical devices failed.
The airline said the oxygen tanks and a defibrillator were working and noted that several medical professionals on the flight, including a doctor, tried to save passenger Carine Desir, 44, who had heart disease.
"American Airlines, after investigation, has determined that oxygen was administered on the aircraft, and it was working, and the defibrillator was applied as well," airline spokesman Charley Wilson said Monday.
Desir had complained of not feeling well and being very thirsty on the Friday flight home from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after she ate a meal, according to Antonio Oliver, a cousin who was traveling with her and her brother, Joel Desir. A flight attendant gave her water, he said.
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Congrats to the posters on the previous threads who said there was more to this story.
There always is.
Sorry relatives... try the mouse in the can of soup scam...
Carine Desir
Antonio Oliver, the cousin
I’m not one to assume things about Haitians in general(wouldn’t be politically correct, mind you) but it occurred to me that this dude might be wanting to make some dough off his aunt’s demise.
She did die of a heart attack, right?
Wonder if he’ll allow an autopsy?
Those just don’t sound like M/I symptoms to me.
It’s an airplane, not an ambulance.
Desir had complained of not feeling well and being very thirsty on the Friday flight home from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after she ate a meal.
Hmm...
I wouldn't put it past human beings to exaggerate the circumstances of a relative's death in order to try and hit the misfortune lottery.
I guess it's all about perspective.
Why would flight attendants want to fly with empty oxygen tanks?
“Surely” you can’t be serious. ;-)
SO she had diabetes and heart disease (which is often caused by diabetes). I wonder if she took any insulin prior to eating her meal? Perhaps her BG shot up and she went into diabetic shock.
“Well.... Give 1000 Million dollars and we won’t sue, even though you did nothing wrong!”
She was a diabetic.
I read “The Serpent and the Rainbow” twenty years ago.
Them Haitians are very good with poison potions...
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