Originally Posted by
MikeB525
First time posting in a long time.
You have to wonder how many injuries could have been prevented if those pax had actually payed attention to the FA safety briefing.
A bunch, probably. There's a great book out there called :
The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes
It's a fascinating look at how people deal with highly stressful situations like fires, 9/11 building evacs, floods, crazies with guns, airplane crashes, etc. Individual and group psychology are addressed, and it's not at all what you'd expect.
One thing is obvious though: for airline crashes, those most likely to survive are those who pay attention during the briefings. Do you always check to make sure you know where the nearest exit is and know how to find it in the dark while crawling through a smoke filled haze? The same applies to hotel fires. This simple knowledge can be the key to survival.