A320. FLT ATTENDANT WAS INJURED IN LIGHT TURB.

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I WAS FLYING AS FO ON FLT XX ON SEP/XA/99 FROM BOS-IAD. WE WERE IN THE CRUISE PHASE OF FLT AT FL310; IN WHAT THE CAPT AND I AGREED WAS LIGHT TURB; AT A SPD OF .77 MACH. WHILE THE CAPT WAS MAKING A PA ANNOUNCEMENT; ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED THE FLT DECK ON THE INTERCOM; WHICH I ANSWERED; TO RPT THAT A FLT ATTENDANT HAD FALLEN AND HIT HER HEAD; AND SUBSEQUENTLY PASSED OUT. I IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE CAPT. ATC WAS NOTIFIED THAT WE HAD A MEDICAL EMER AND CHANGED OUR CALL SIGN TO INCLUDE THE TERM 'LIFEGUARD.' WE BEGAN TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF DIVERTING TO ONE OF THE NEW YORK AREA ARPTS OR TO PHL. THE CAPT ALSO CONTACTED DISPATCH TO RPT WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM ACR MEDICAL. THE FIRST FLT ATTENDANT CALLED US TO RPT THAT THE INJURED FLT ATTENDANT WAS CONSCIOUS AND AFTER DISCUSSING HER CONDITION DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO IAD. WE LANDED AT IAD AND AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE; THE INJURED FLT ATTENDANT WAS TREATED AND TRANSPORTED BY PARAMEDICS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 450880: IN CRUSE AT FL310; LIGHT CHOP TO OCCASIONAL LIGHT TURB SPD .77 MACH. FIRST FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED US THAT FLT ATTENDANT HAD HIT HER NECK ON DOOR 2L AND PASSED OUT. WE NOTIFIED DISPATCH; DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND REQUESTED LOWER. DISPATCH ATTEMPTED A PATCH TO MEDICAL; BUT HAD TO RELAY THE INFO. FIRST FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED US THAT XX WAS AWAKE AND ON OXYGEN. WE REQUESTED PARAMEDICS MEET THE FLT AND LANDED AT IAD.