Thu, Dec 08, 2005
PASS: 'Lack of Common Sense Delays Medical Attention'
PASS, the union
representing more than 12,000 employees of the FAA and the DoD,
tells ANN that, "Last week, an employee at Olathe Mid-State
Operations Control Center (MOCC) was denied medical leave after
complaining of chest pains to his supervisor according to the
Professional Airways Systems Specialists (PASS), the union
representing FAA systems specialists."
PASS claims that, "The incident followed a disagreement between
the employee and his supervisor about overtime staffing. In the
course of the disagreement, the employee began to feel ill and
complained of chest pains and other symptoms. Rather than
immediately seeing to the employee’s medical needs, the
supervisor left the employee unattended while conferring with
another supervisor on the validity of the employee’s medical
condition. It was almost an hour before a nurse, who was already
nearby in the building, was summoned and an ambulance dispatched to
the scene."
PASS continues, “Regardless of the circumstances,
supervisors must use common sense when an employee complains of
chest pains or any other illness,” said Dave Spero, PASS
regional vice president.
“Denying an employee immediate medical assistance is
inexcusable. We are very grateful that this incident was not life
threatening and that the employee in question was released after
evaluation.”
The employee has since filed a grievance with the FAA.
But The FAA Says...
On the other hand, FAA sources tell
ANN that after a "heated discussion," the unnamed PASS member
claimed to have chest pains. This prompted an
immediate call to 911, and an ambulance visit. After the
ambulance arrived, the EMS crew made a recommendation for
hospital transport that the PASS member
(initially) repudiated. The
employee eventually relented and got checked out. Upon
returning that day from the hospital (where he was found to be OK),
the employee drove home.
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