Posted on 12/07/2013 2:33:36 PM PST by BenLurkin
A Delta Airlines flight from Seattle to Atlanta was rerouted to Spokane International Airport in Washington state shortly after takeoff on Saturday due to a medical emergency that left a 16-year-old male passenger dead, officials said.
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Pilots diverted to Spokane, the closest airport, upon learning of the emergency.
The cause of death was not immediately known. Local authorities and a medical examiner were summoned to the airport, NBC affiliate KHQ reported.
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That’s what I’m thinking - an embulism (sp?) or clot broke loose. RIP. Time to go hug my 16 year olds.
I was in the sport business for decades and one DOESN'T read fairly frequently, only RARELY, about young people dying during/after sporting events. When that does unfortunately happen it makes the national news. It is VERY rare.
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Very sad for this fellow, his family and the others on the airplane.
RIP young man.
Amen to that.
In which case, I would have to think their doctor would have strongly urged against putting him on a plane.
I guess it did say the teen had a medical issue. Unless this was something else and unknown.
Of course, that's true. I didn't say otherwise.
Children dying in sports IS very rare. I am sorry for your best friend. What a terrible loss for you at such a young age. It must have hurt you VERY much.
If children dying in sports clubs were a common occurrence there wouldn't be any sports clubs for children. Countries ALL OVER THE WORLD have sports clubs for children. It's a win-win for everyone in the country.
For a 13-year-old to have a cerebral hemorrhage is MOST rare. My sister died of a brain aneurysm when she was 37. She fainted at work and was dead four hours later.
As for drugs, you must read some of the Victorian books and/or Sherlock Holmes. Drugs were fully used back then. Laudanum was even part of the story in the Wyatt Earp movie not too long ago. It was a narcotic meant to ease pain. It worked.
Humans have been "using" for as long as there have been humans. But, you know that, doncha?
Yes, pressure changes can cause problems. Waiting to hear the answer, if the news actually covers it. I’m in Spokane, ought to be on our local news in more detail tonight.
My son run cross country and long distance (1 and 2 mile) in track while in high school. His physicals were a joke: height, weight, blood pressure, pulse... There's no way they could have detected any unseen life-threatening conditions. We took him to a pediatric cardiologist and had an echocardiogram done before he started running.
You are way off base there. I helped out with my kids teams; attended many practices; refereed; attended all league events; went to team get togethers and parents' meetings. For parents involved with their kids' sports, it is ANYTHING BUT a babysitter. It is an investment in building your kids' character, integrity, determination, grit, drive, and perseverance.
One would hope. But, I was on Olympic Airlines landing in NY when an old man keeled over on the floor, dead or doing an excellent imitation of dead. No one said anything. We had to step over him to exit the plane.
The staff has medical equipment including an AED on the aircraft. They will ask if there are any medical personnel on-board to assist in the emergency. If a nurse, paramedic or doctor step forward, the air crew are thrilled to hand the emergency over to them.
Info sparse at this moment but appears the 16 year old was traveling with his mother.
Apparently this is a military family and were going to Atlanta to visit relatives.
He had existing medical conditions
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/07/us-usa-flight-death-idUSBRE9B60E820131207
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“They’d been dealing with deployments and being moved around, and it was really tragic to have this happen when they were trying to get together with their family,”
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“We took him to a pediatric cardiologist and had an echocardiogram done before he started running.”
Really? I’m from NYC and a famous worrier and still that sounds a little paranoid to me.
Did you have any reason to think your son had a problem?
My kid played sports too (girl, basketball and volley ball) but it would never have occurred to me to have a special check up.
If you’ve out-worried me I’m going to be p*ssed!
And worried!
“Humans have been “using” for as long as there have been humans. But, you know that, doncha?”
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Yes, of course, but it was pretty much limited to degenerate skid-row adults. When I went off to the Univ. of Tennessee, back in 1963, no one mentioned, much less used, drugs. We did, however, drink a lot.
Maybe you lived in a different society.
By the way, do not die on a cruise ship. Expensive!
Actually, he had a couple of chest pains playing basketball as a 6th grader. The coach said it was caused by the cold air in the gym, and learning to breathe deep took care of it. But it did not reassured us a whole lot and we decided to take him to the doctor. I don’t know if that counts as out-worrying you, but it sure meant a lot later on, when we would see him running towards the finish line at the end of a 3.1 mile race! We’ve gone through all short of injuries, aches and pains, but we were always reassured that he wasn’t going to “drop dead” no matter how hard the course.
Thank you for that. Yes, anyone can die at anytime -- even with a universal health care mandate.
I hear you! And I actually don’t think you were neurotic at all, just double sure, I’m down with that.
I once ended up taking my kid to the UMD-NJ (NJ’s big hospital) in newark (a couple of times, fun driving!) because she had a pain in her leg. It’s a longer story, of course, but that’s the gist of it.
The fairy tale spread about since drug prohibition 100 years ago is that drugs are a new phenom and current drugs are more addictive than previous versions. In reality, there are addictive personalities and non-addictive personalities. I don't have a problem with drug prohibition, as long as it is accompanied by Thailand-style death penalties for anyone caught carrying over several doses of drugs. The half-assed penalties we get here lead to a lot of violence, because it pushes up the price without making it truly unaffordable, meaning that addicts can afford it only by stealing, robbing and burgling. When a single toke of cocaine costs $1000 because dealers are planted within two years of arrest, drug addiction will plunge stateside.
Asthma attack?
Can happen with low cabin pressure
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