Narrative:

As #2 flight attendant, I was counting bonded liquor. Aircraft began to sway, so I looked out the galley and noticed 2 passenger standing and asked them to be seated. The swaying and bumps intensified, so I positioned liquor cart diagonally under drop-down table in aft portion of galley. The turbulence was choppy and aircraft was swaying. I started for my jump seat. As I exited the galley, I was lifted off my feet. I grabbed the galley curtain and it whipped me toward the l-hand side of aircraft, broke off curtain rod, and then I slammed back and neck first into aft galley divider partition. Before I hit the ground, the aircraft dropped again and I was thrown onto my left side. I laid there for 15-20 seconds. I then crawled to my jump seat, but could not stand up. I reached for the phone, unable to reach call button and remained on the phone until I heard conversation. I interrupted and told them I had been injured and needed help. A passenger saw me lying on the floor and offered to help, but I told him help was on the way. Flight attendant #8 was first to reach me. She immediately covered injured areas with ice. I remained on the floor for 30 mins. The flight engineer came back to check on me. At that time I was able to stand. I rested for another 30 mins and continued to do the service. I declined the captain's offer to land and seek medical attention, as I felt nothing was broken, I was not bleeding and I was able to work. The following morning my neck and upper shoulders, wrists and knees were bruised and sore, but I continued ice and ibuprofen and chose to work our trip home. I will seek medical attention if soreness in neck and shoulders does not improve.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, DC10, DFW-HNL. CABIN ATTENDANT INJURED IN BAD TURB AND SOUGHT NO MEDICAL HELP.

Narrative: AS #2 FLT ATTENDANT, I WAS COUNTING BONDED LIQUOR. ACFT BEGAN TO SWAY, SO I LOOKED OUT THE GALLEY AND NOTICED 2 PAX STANDING AND ASKED THEM TO BE SEATED. THE SWAYING AND BUMPS INTENSIFIED, SO I POSITIONED LIQUOR CART DIAGONALLY UNDER DROP-DOWN TABLE IN AFT PORTION OF GALLEY. THE TURB WAS CHOPPY AND ACFT WAS SWAYING. I STARTED FOR MY JUMP SEAT. AS I EXITED THE GALLEY, I WAS LIFTED OFF MY FEET. I GRABBED THE GALLEY CURTAIN AND IT WHIPPED ME TOWARD THE L-HAND SIDE OF ACFT, BROKE OFF CURTAIN ROD, AND THEN I SLAMMED BACK AND NECK FIRST INTO AFT GALLEY DIVIDER PARTITION. BEFORE I HIT THE GND, THE ACFT DROPPED AGAIN AND I WAS THROWN ONTO MY L SIDE. I LAID THERE FOR 15-20 SECONDS. I THEN CRAWLED TO MY JUMP SEAT, BUT COULD NOT STAND UP. I REACHED FOR THE PHONE, UNABLE TO REACH CALL BUTTON AND REMAINED ON THE PHONE UNTIL I HEARD CONVERSATION. I INTERRUPTED AND TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN INJURED AND NEEDED HELP. A PAX SAW ME LYING ON THE FLOOR AND OFFERED TO HELP, BUT I TOLD HIM HELP WAS ON THE WAY. FLT ATTENDANT #8 WAS FIRST TO REACH ME. SHE IMMEDIATELY COVERED INJURED AREAS WITH ICE. I REMAINED ON THE FLOOR FOR 30 MINS. THE FE CAME BACK TO CHK ON ME. AT THAT TIME I WAS ABLE TO STAND. I RESTED FOR ANOTHER 30 MINS AND CONTINUED TO DO THE SVC. I DECLINED THE CAPT'S OFFER TO LAND AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTN, AS I FELT NOTHING WAS BROKEN, I WAS NOT BLEEDING AND I WAS ABLE TO WORK. THE FOLLOWING MORNING MY NECK AND UPPER SHOULDERS, WRISTS AND KNEES WERE BRUISED AND SORE, BUT I CONTINUED ICE AND IBUPROFEN AND CHOSE TO WORK OUR TRIP HOME. I WILL SEEK MEDICAL ATTN IF SORENESS IN NECK AND SHOULDERS DOES NOT IMPROVE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.