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Flight attendant reported experiencing symptoms similar to a cold or allergies during flight and did not think it could be covid-19 symptoms until at home.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1765503 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202010 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
I experienced symptoms similar to what I normally associate with a common cold or seasonal allergies while serving as a crew member on a flight; the same conditions that are normally remedied with over the counter medications. It never crossed my mind at the time that it could be covid; until after I got home.since covid symptoms vary from those of a common cold; a flu; or a total lack of symptoms altogether; non-medical personnel cannot be expected to self-diagnose. It would behoove the company to pre-screen crews prior to flight to avoid the trouble and cost incurred in situations like this. Until this is in place; and in my situation; I will call out sick rather than going to work and possibly risking the health and safety of our customers and co-workers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant reported experiencing symptoms similar to a cold or allergies during flight and did not think it could be COVID-19 symptoms until at home.
Narrative: I experienced symptoms similar to what I normally associate with a common cold or seasonal allergies while serving as a crew member on a flight; the same conditions that are normally remedied with over the counter medications. It never crossed my mind at the time that it could be COVID; until after I got home.Since COVID symptoms vary from those of a common cold; a flu; or a total lack of symptoms altogether; non-medical personnel cannot be expected to self-diagnose. It would behoove the company to pre-screen crews prior to flight to avoid the trouble and cost incurred in situations like this. Until this is in place; and in my situation; I will call out sick rather than going to work and possibly risking the health and safety of our customers and co-workers.
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.