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Asiana Airlines 214

Printed page xii. PDF page 15.

the fire spread into the fuselage, firefighters entered the airplane and extricated five passengers (one of whom later died) who were injured and unable to evacuate. Overall, 99% of the airplane's occupants survived. The safety issues discussed in the report
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Asiana Airlines 214

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to perform exterior firefighting and send firefighters into the airplane who rescued five passengers who were unable to self-evacuate amid rapidly deteriorating cabin conditions. Due to the lack of an FAA-required minimum staffing level, passengers involved in an aviati
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Asiana Airlines 214

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medical records and first responder statements indicated it was likely that a total of five passengers were extricated from the rear of the airplane. Several firefighters reported extricating an unresponsive female passenger from the area near seat 42A, and video
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Asiana Airlines 214

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within the thoracic spine; 31 of these injuries occurred in the high thoracic spine. Five passengers experienced both a sternal fracture and high thoracic spine injuries. Generally, fractures of the upper thoracic spine are rare because of the thoracic spine's
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Asiana Airlines 214

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officers. As further discussed below in section 2.8.3.3, the successful rescue of these five passengers who were unable to self-evacuate amid rapidly deteriorating cabin conditions was possible because the airport's staffing level provided the opportunity for simultaneous
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Asiana Airlines 214

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simultaneously perform exterior and interior firefighting. Particularly, the extrication of the five passengers in the back of the airplane was successful because the airport's staffing level provided the opportunity for multiple firefighters to perform an interior fire attack and
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