Emergency Equipment Introduction

Crash axe

Used to gain access for firefighting by puncturing/ tearing aircraft wall panels and chopping/cutting through fuselage to provide escape.

Emergency Flashlight

Used to direct, signal, and provide visual help in emergency situations only.

Cabin Fire Extinguishers

Used to put out all classes of fire

Life Lines

Rope-Like devices that can be attached to the aircraft and used to assist as a handhold at a window exit during an evacuation.

Manual Life Rafts with Survival Kit

Used to provide flotation in the event of ditching. Each one contains a built-in survival kit.

Manual Release Tool (MRT)

Used to manually open the oxygen dispensing units in the event of a malfunction of the automatic release latch.

Customer Seatbelt Extensions

Used to provide Customers with an extension to their seatbelt if not long enough. Also used to disable the airbags in seats equipped with airbag seatbelts when necessary.

Customer Wheelchair Stowage Kit

Used to safely and securely store a Customer's wheelchair in the aircraft cabin.

Portable Oxygen Bottle (POB)

Used to supply oxygen in medical situations or during a decompression.

Protective Breathing Equipment (PBE)

Used to protect Crewmembers from smoke inhalation and toxic fumes when fighting a fire in-flight.

Safety Demo Kit

Used by inflight Crewmembers to demonstrate the features of equipment used throughout the aircraft for Customer safety.

Survival Kit

Used to provide items useful for survival in a land or water emergency, which includes but is not limited to: flashlight, whistle, signal flare, first aid items, utility knife.

Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Used to restore normal heart rhythm following cardiac arrest.

Biohazard Kit

Used to provide equipment for personal protection and clean-up of potentially contaminated body fluids. It includes but is not limited to: face mask, protective gown, CPR mask.

Emergency Medical Kit (EMK)

Houses advanced medical supplies to be used by medical professionals or Inflight Crewmembers when authorized. It includes items such as: stethoscope, blood pressure cuffs, common over-the-counter medications, needles.

First Aid Kit (FAK)

Houses items used to provide basic first aid supplies for injuries. It includes items such as: bandages, swabs, scissors, gloves.

Onboard Wheelchair

Used to transport Customers who are non-ambulatory to and from the lavatory.

Quick Response Kit (QRK)

Contains the most common items needed when responding to a medical situation. Includes but is not limited to: non-latex gloves and a CPR mask.

Med Pack

Provides items for responding to minor first aid incidents. It includes items such as: antibiotic ointment for minor cuts, bandages, non-latex gloves, wipes.

Customer Life Vests

Provide a means of flotation to Customers. Life vests are equipped with an emergency locator light. Customer life vests are yellow in color.

Crew Life Vests

Provide a means of flotation to Crewmembers. Life vests are equipped with an emergency locator light. Crewmember life vests are red in color.

Megaphone

To communicate and signal.

Slide

Used to facilitate the evacuation of Customers and Crewmembers during an emergency evacuation.

Escape Ropes

To be used to evacuate the aircraft from the Flight Deck window.

Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)

Sends a signal used by emergency responders to locate aircraft wreckage in the event of a remote emergency landing/ditching.

Fire Resistant Gloves

These gloves are to be used when fighting lithium battery fires or when responding to Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) that are overheating or smoking. They are contained in a plastic bag and placed in stowage locations on the aircraft.

Flex Cuffs

Flexible Restraints (Flex Cuffs) are used to restrain an individual. They are contained in a plastic bag and placed in stowage locations on the aircraft.

Lavatory Fire Extinguisher

Fixed fire extinguisher used to extinguish all classes of fire in the lavatory trash chute on all aircraft.