Cebu Pacific is in hot water again. (Somewhat literally.)
“Atty. Ryan Rey Quilala said on Sunday, June 1, that he is considering filing charges against the Cebu Pacific flight attendant who accidentally poured hot water on his six-year-old daughter’s arm, as well as the airline company itself,” reports Kristine Angeli Sabillo on Inquirer.net.
The report said that “Quilala, who works as a prosecutor for the Office of the Ombudsman, said he will also file a claim for damages against Cebu Pacific for the anxiety and trauma their family experienced during the incident last May 27 while they were on flight 5J 8974 from Davao City to Manila.”
According to Quilala, the flight attendant not only spilled “steaming hot water” on the right arm of his daughter Reanne but also did not know how to apply first aid. he also claimed that the flight crew was not properly trained and equipped to handle emergency situations.
Quilala was quoted as saying, “Di ba, ang first aid treatment ay running water? Ang ginawa nya nilagyan nya kaagad ng plastic bag. Hindi pa iyong ice bag…plastic talaga na puno ng ice. In-apply nya directly sa skin ng anak ko (Isn’t it that first aid treatment for burns is running water? What she did is she took a plastic bag. Not an ice bag…but a plastic bag filled with ice. She applied it directly to my daughter’s arm).”
The report revealed: “Quilala said they had to stop the flight attendant because it was “erroneous” for her to do so. He said they instead used the child’s towel to wrap the ice.”
The report cited a World Health Organization (WHO) guide, which says that ice should not be directly applied on burns because “it deepens the injury.”
Quilala said they also asked for a burn ointment, which was only handed to them after 20 minutes.
The report said that “Inquirer.net attempted to get the side of Cebu Pacific but the lines were busy. Initial media reports said the company is still investigating the incident.”
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