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Infant Overheats On United Airlines Aircraft For Two Hours

July 3rd, 2017 Health & Medicine 2 minute read
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Infant Overheats On United Airlines Aircraft For Two Hours

Emily France, 39, feels United Airlines should have better measures in place to accommodate passengers if a flight is delayed the the aircraft becomes dangerously overheated and passengers are stuck idle for hours.  Her infant son, Owen, was overcome with heat exhaustion on a delayed flight in Denver last Thursday after passengers were forced to wait almost two hours on the tarmac at Denver International Airport.  When France reported her child's condition, it took an additional half hour for an ambulance to arrive. First responders discovered Owen weak and short of breath. France had put wet wipes on his neck and shirt in an effort to cool him down, to no avail.

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An emailed communication from United read, "A child onboard flight 4644 at Denver International Airport experienced a medical issue while the aircraft was taxiing prior to takeoff.  The pilot returned to the gate as our crew called for paramedics to meet the aircraft. Our thoughts are with the child and family, and we have been in contact to offer travel assistance." However, France claimed, "No one from the airline has called to see if my son is okay. It can't be that often infants are evacuated by ambulances from their airplanes.  You'd think it would be on somebody's desk." France said her and the child are both still recovering emotionally from the ordeal and are second-guessing plans to visit family over the July 4th weekend, because they would have to get back into a plane.  

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