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Pret inquest: Flight crew did not use defibrillator on dying girl Pret inquest: Flight crew did not use defibrillator on dying girl
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Flight attendants did not use a defibrillator on a dying girl because they chose instead to cover the plane's emergency exits, an inquest has heard. Flight attendants did not use a defibrillator on a girl who suffered a fatal allergic reaction because they chose to cover the plane's emergency exits, an inquest has heard.
Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, went into cardiac arrest on a flight in 2016 after suffering an allergic reaction. Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, 15, went into cardiac arrest on a flight after eating a baguette from Pret A Manger in 2016.
Staff members on the British Airways flight said it was too dangerous to move the defibrillator from the back of the plane during landing. Staff on the British Airways plane said it was too dangerous to fetch the defibrillator during landing.
Natasha died after eating an airport Pret a Manger baguette. Natasha had suffered an allergic reaction to the sesame in the baguette.
Coroner concerns The teenager, from Fulham, west London, went into cardiac arrest minutes before her flight from Heathrow to Nice landed on 17 July 2016.
The teenager, from Fulham, west London, collapsed during a flight from Heathrow to Nice on 17 July 2016 and died in hospital in Nice later that day. 'Doors take priority'
Earlier the inquest heard that Pret A Manger did not have to list ingredients on the baguette, which Natasha bought at Heathrow shortly before take-off. BA head of cabin crew John Harris said it was a formal requirement of his training to ensure that cabin crew were in position on landing so they could get passengers off the aircraft in case of an emergency.
The coroner raised concerns over rules which did not require some food companies to provide ingredient labelling. He said: "Without sounding harsh, the coverage of doors takes priority.
"There were only five cabin crew on that particular flight and the aircraft had four sets of doors, totalling eight doors, and one cabin crew member was out of action.
"So we literally had the minimum number of crew to cover those doors."
BA flight attendant Mario Ballestri told the inquest it would have been too dangerous to get the defibrillator from the other end of the aircraft.
Mr Ballestri had helped a junior doctor as he tried to resuscitate Natasha, West London Coroner's Court heard.
A defibrillator was used on her after landing, when paramedics arrived, but she died in hospital in Nice later.
Earlier the inquest heard Pret A Manger did not have to list ingredients on the baguette, which Natasha bought at Heathrow Terminal 5 shortly before take-off.
Coroner Dr Sean Cummings raised concerns over rules which do not require some food companies to provide ingredient labelling.
He said such rules could be used by large retailers "to get around regulations".He said such rules could be used by large retailers "to get around regulations".
Natasha had pleaded with her father to help her as she struggled to breathe following a reaction to the sesame "hidden" in the baguette dough, the inquest heard. Natasha had pleaded with her father to help her as she struggled to breathe following a reaction to the sesame "hidden" in the baguette dough, the court heard.
The inquest is expected to last until Friday.The inquest is expected to last until Friday.