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Air India turbulence injures 14; doctors warn of delayed trauma
An Air India flight travelling from Phuket to Delhi dropped almost 300 feet during severe turbulence on a Tuesday, and at least 14 passengers and crew members were injured, Times of India…
An Air India flight travelling from Phuket to Delhi dropped almost 300 feet during severe turbulence on a Tuesday, and at least 14 passengers and crew members were injured, Times of India reported. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has opened an investigation into the episode. Doctors cited in the report cautioned that some injuries, among them concussions, ligament damage and trauma to the neck or spine, may not become apparent until hours after landing, and that affected passengers can also go on to experience anxiety, disrupted sleep, intrusive memories or a heightened startle response in the days afterward. The guidance given was to seek medical checks following any injury to the head, neck or back, to consider counselling and breathing exercises, and to keep a seatbelt fastened throughout the flight.
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Times of India is the only outlet on record for this episode, and its account does not say how many of the 14 injured needed hospital treatment, whether any required surgery, or what the aviation regulator's investigation eventually found, so the incident's outcome is not established here. The medical warnings about delayed trauma are presented in general terms, covering concussions, ligament and spinal injuries and psychological effects such as anxiety and intrusive memories, rather than describing what happened to any specific passenger aboard this flight. The DGCA's investigation into this Phuket-Delhi flight is the concrete item still outstanding.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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