A319'S FLT ATTENDANTS GOT INJURED IN SEVERE TURB DEPARTING RNO.

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I DEADHEADED INTO RNO TO FLY BACK TO DEN. ON THE ARR; THE CREW SAID THEY HAD EXPERIENCED MODERATE TURB; AND I AGREED RIDING IN THE BACK. WE WERE DELAYED DUE TO ZERO PRESSURE ON THE #3 TIRE; AND A TIRE CHANGE. WE RECEIVED NOTICE FROM DISPATCH ABOUT THE FLT RPT OF TURB ON THE INBOUND OVER THE ACARS. WE THANKED THE DISPATCHER. ON TAXI OUT; AN ACR Y ACFT LED US OUT TO THE RWY. AS WE WERE BOTH HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 16R; AN ACR Z ACFT WENT AROUND; AND THEN DIVERTED; RPTING A 10-15 KT WINDSHEAR. THE ACR Y ACFT DEPARTED; AND RPTED BACK THAT HE HAD A 10-15 KT WINDSHEAR AT 1000 FT AGL. I HAD ALREADY SET UP FOR A FLAPS 2 DEG TKOF WITH A VR AT THE RWY LIMIT WT VR. THE TKOF WAS NORMAL; WITH SOME SIDE GUSTS AS WE ROTATED. AT ABOUT 1500-2000 FT AGL; WE HAD A SERIES OF FAIRLY STRONG AIRSPD CHANGES; AND BOUNCES OF THE ACFT. THIS CONTINUED; IN BASICALLY MVFR CONDITIONS; WITH CLOUDS WELL ABOVE US TO THE E; AND SNOW TYPE CLOUDS TO THE W; FOR ABOUT 2-3 MINS. IT WAS QUITE TURBULENT; BUT I WAS NOT SURE THAT IT FELL INTO THE SEVERE CATEGORY; SINCE I NEVER FELT THAT ACFT CTL WAS IN QUESTION. I DID LEAVE THE PWR AT TKOF THRUST WELL BEYOND THE NORMAL THRUST REDUCTION ALT. AFTER THE EVENT WAS COMPLETE; I CALLED THE 'A' FLT ATTENDANT AND TOLD HER THAT THEY COULD GET UP; AND ASKED IF ALL WAS WELL. SHE SAID THAT FLT ATTENDANT ON THE REAR JUMPSEAT SAID THAT HIS NECK WAS HURT. I TOLD HER OK. I CALLED HER UP AFTER A SHORT TIME AND READ HER THE DEFINITION OF SEVERE TURB FROM THE FOM CONCERNING THE CABIN; AND ASKED IF THAT MATCHED HER PERCEPTIONS. SHE SAID THAT IT DID. WE THEN CALLED DISPATCH AND ADVISED THEM OF THE ENCOUNTER. I HAD ALREADY ADVISED DISPATCH THAT THEY SHOULD GET SOME GOOD RPTS BEFORE SENDING ACFT INTO RNO LATER ON IN THE DAY. I ALSO RECOMMEND THAT THEY GIVE THEM DIVERT FUEL. THEY SAID THAT THEY ALREADY WERE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 639283: WE WERE UNAWARE OF ANY SEVERE TURB RPTS IN THE AREA. THE ACFT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CTL DURING THE EVENT. SOME GALLEY ITEMS WERE DISLODGED FROM THEIR POS AND 2 FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED. ALL FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX WERE SEATED WITH THEIR SEATBELTS FASTENED. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS EVIDENT.