FLT ATTENDANTS ABOARD MD80 SUFFER INJURIES AS A RESULT OF WAKE TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER.

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ON DSCNT WE SUDDENLY HIT VIOLENT TURBULENCE; DUE TO A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH ANOTHER AIRPLANE. WE HIT THE WAKE OF THE PLANE AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS; WHO WERE PREPARING FOR LNDG; WERE ALL INJURED. I WAS THROWN; WITH GREAT FORCE; AGAINST THE ENTRY-WAY DOOR; HITTING MY HEAD AND ENTIRE LEFT SIDE; LNDG ON THE FLOOR. I WAS STUNNED AND IN SHOCK. A PAX CAME TO MY AID. I DON'T REMEMBER SOME DETAILS; BUT DID MANAGE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON LNDG AND OPEN THE DOOR FOR DEPLANING. I HAD A CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH; AND MANY BRUISES. CAPT SAID A SIMILAR INCIDENT HAPPENED JUST ONE WEEK BEFORE; AND ALL THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED. I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED; OR WHOSE FAULT IT WAS; BUT I FEEL THAT IF THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE ABLE TO PREPARE FOR LNDG EARLIER; THERE WOULD BE FOUR FEWER INJURIES. THE DSCNT IS USUALLY MORE TURBULENT AND THAT'S WHEN WE'RE UP AND ABOUT; DOING OUR DUTIES. THIS IS NOT SAFE. WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY SERVE DRINKS AND PREPARE FOR LNDG ON 30-45 MIN FLTS! THIS IS CRAZY! AND NOT SAFE! I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS PROC CHANGE! ALL THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED AND SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. IF THE PAX HAD BEEN UP; THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MANY MORE INJURIES. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SEATED AND FASTENED IN OUR SEATBELTS AS WELL.