A B737 flight attendant reported severe turbulence at cruise which resulted in a flight attendant an...

Narrative:

Immediate and severe turbulence. Plane was violently moving back and forth and up and down for about 5 minutes. I was in the bathroom and was knocked to the floor. Wedged myself between the sink and wall with my legs and arms. Passengers were yelling and inserts were crashing to the floor. Cans exploding. All carts were closed and locked. When it subsided I left the bathroom to check on passengers and other crew members. Galley was filled with debris. I could see a body on the floor in the aisle. Turned lights to bright. Flight attendant had been knocked to the floor. The other flight attendant picking up garbage had made it to a seat. Passenger in last row said her back was injured. Paged for a doctor and we had 4 on board. I went back and started cleaning up galley as captain said we were given clearance to go straight to our destination. Paramedics met flight and took flight attendant and passenger to hospital. The rest of us were very shaken mentally and 2 of us went to see our own md's I sprained my neck; lower back; right shoulder and chest. Bruised tail bone and abrasion.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 Flight Attendant reported severe turbulence at cruise which resulted in a Flight Attendant and passenger needing medical attention immediately after landing. The reporter sought medical aid at home for back; neck and other injuries.

Narrative: Immediate and severe turbulence. Plane was violently moving back and forth and up and down for about 5 minutes. I was in the bathroom and was knocked to the floor. Wedged myself between the sink and wall with my legs and arms. Passengers were yelling and inserts were crashing to the floor. Cans exploding. All carts were closed and locked. When it subsided I left the bathroom to check on passengers and other crew members. Galley was filled with debris. I could see a body on the floor in the aisle. Turned lights to bright. Flight attendant had been knocked to the floor. The other flight attendant picking up garbage had made it to a seat. Passenger in last row said her back was injured. Paged for a doctor and we had 4 on board. I went back and started cleaning up galley as captain said we were given clearance to go straight to our destination. Paramedics met flight and took flight attendant and passenger to hospital. The rest of us were very shaken mentally and 2 of us went to see our own MD's I sprained my neck; lower back; right shoulder and chest. Bruised tail bone and abrasion.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1302739
Time
Date	201510
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 37 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 4 Flight Attendant Total 37 Flight Attendant Type 100
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

A B737 flight attendant reported severe turbulence at cruise which resulted in a flight attendant and passenger needing medical attention immediately after landing. The reporter sought medical aid at home for back; neck and other injuries.