Focus on mysterious death of a flight attendant: Causes of flue gas poisoning!

Focus on mysterious death of a flight attendant: Causes of flue gas poisoning!

A tragedy shakes the Swiss Air: After an emergency landing in Graz on December 23, 2024, a crew member died on December 30th at the consequences of severe flue gas poisoning. The machine with the flight number LX 1885 was forced to initiate an emergency landing with 79 passengers on board due to massive smoke development in the cockpit and in the cabin, presumably caused by engine problems. While the passengers rely on suitable light signals in an emergency, the crew members have special protective equipment available, including full-face masks and so-called "smokehoods". But why did the late flight attendant suffered such severe poisoning despite these precautions? This now concerns the investigators, as the Krone

unexplained defects in protective equipment

The incident is particularly critical by previous reports on defects in the respiratory protection equipment of the cabin crew. As early as October 2023, the Swiss discovered problems with the respiratory protection masks that were noticed in previous smoke incidents. Despite an announced exchange of the defective masks, the affected model was still on board at the time of emergency landing. These unexplained defects raise the question of whether a faulty "smokehood" led to the tragic death of the crew member. The CEO of the Swiss, Jens Fehlinger, is stunned and explained: "We have many questions and want to answer", says the My district .

In the current situation of Corona pandemic, the provision of personal protective equipment is more urgent than ever. The President of the Austrian Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft (ÖLRG) recently handed over various equipment to the civil protection district manager of the Graz environment. These measures support the helpers in their tasks of grocery shopping, medication in the medication and the delivery of warm food. Only well -protected helpers can act effectively, which again underlines the importance of these protective equipment.