On Feb 19, 11:36*am, "Hilton" wrote:
Hi,

I have a question from a friend. *Her daughters have nut allergies. *She
wants to know how long it takes from cruise (41K?) to a gate from the time
they notify the crew of a medical emergency (e.g. anaphylactic shock).
Obviously it depends on their proximity to a suitable airport, but I'd like
to hear from the airline pilots in this group. *She is specifically
referring to a flight from the SF Bay Area to the NY area.

She does have some medication/injection to give them, but obviously she
would want real medical treatment ASAP.

As a pilot, what kind of descent rates can a 737/A320/747 etc get in a
medical mergency? *Would this descent rate be different than a descent for
decompression?

Have her bring an Epipen. In fact they may have them onboard. Our Boy
Scout Troop has several (we have several Drs in the Troop so they
provided them). Once she takes the Epipen there should be no medical
emergency. We have a couple boys in our troop that have severe (life
threatening peanut allergies).

-Robert