CABIN RPT OF PAX MISCONDUCT AND INJURY.

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AS WE WERE FINISHING OUR MEAL SVC; A PAX SAID TO ME; 'IF YOU NEED HELP; I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ASSIST; I'M A DOCTOR.' I WASN'T SURE WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT AND THEN HE SAID A MAN HIT HIS HEAD. WHEN I ARRIVED IN THE AFT GALLEY THERE WAS THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT AND 2 PAX AND 1 PAX HAD HIS HEAD WRAPPED IN A LARGE BANDAGE. HE WAS TRAVELING WITH THE OTHER MAN AND HE SAID 'HIS WIFE WAS MAD AT HIM AND HIT HIM OVER THE HEAD WITH A WINE BOTTLE.' AT FIRST; I THOUGHT HE WAS JOKING; BUT HE WASN'T. THE DOCTOR LATER EVALUATED HIM AND ADVISED HIM TO GET A TETANUS SHOT ASAP. APPARENTLY; THE VICTIM HADN'T BEEN DRINKING BUT HIS WIFE WAS. THEY WERE TRAVELING IN A GROUP AND IT WAS SAID THAT SHE WAS ON A BUSINESS TRIP. I THINK ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR HERE AND WE COULD HAVE HAD A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT ON OUR HANDS IF THE WOUND HAD BEEN ANY DEEPER. WE CALLED AHEAD AND HAD A SPECIAL SVC AGENT MEET THE FLT; BUT THE PAX DIDN'T WANT TO PRESS CHARGES AGAINST HIS WIFE. THEY WERE A BRITISH COUPLE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THIS WOMAN HAD HAD TO DRINK SINCE I WAS WORKING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE; BUT I DO THINK AS FLT ATTENDANTS WE NEED TO BE VERY AWARE OF PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR AND KNOW WHEN IT IS BEST TO LIMIT OR DISCONTINUE SERVING ALCOHOL TO PEOPLE. THIS IS A TOUGH ONE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW OTHER THAN LIMITING HER ALCOHOL; HOW THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.