<< >> NASA ASRS Report 127614, October 1989

Passenger in distress did not respond to applied oxygen from cabin supply. Passenger was brought to cockpit where cockpit mask supply of oxygen restored passenger to normal.

Attributes
ACN	127614
Time
Date	198910
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zhn
State Reference	HI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhn artcc : zmp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : pacific
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 22000
ASRS Report	127614
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A passenger had a heart seizure en route from hnl to lax. Fortunately, a doctor and nurse were on board and volunteered their services. Although they used 5 portable oxygen bottles on the patient, the doctor reported twice the patient was unable to get enough oxygen. I elected to have them bring the patient to the cockpit where we could give him oxygen under pressure using a crew mask. The patient responded to the oxygen and his skin color returned to normal. The patient and nurse remained strapped in the additional crew member seats during landing. We requested and had priority ATC handling during approach into lax. Recommend at least 1 portable oxygen bottle be similar to what the paramedics use.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PASSENGER IN DISTRESS DID NOT RESPOND TO APPLIED OXYGEN FROM CABIN SUPPLY. PASSENGER WAS BROUGHT TO COCKPIT WHERE COCKPIT MASK SUPPLY OF OXYGEN RESTORED PASSENGER TO NORMAL.

Narrative: A PAX HAD A HEART SEIZURE ENRTE FROM HNL TO LAX. FORTUNATELY, A DOCTOR AND NURSE WERE ON BOARD AND VOLUNTEERED THEIR SERVICES. ALTHOUGH THEY USED 5 PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLES ON THE PATIENT, THE DOCTOR REPORTED TWICE THE PATIENT WAS UNABLE TO GET ENOUGH OXYGEN. I ELECTED TO HAVE THEM BRING THE PATIENT TO THE COCKPIT WHERE WE COULD GIVE HIM OXYGEN UNDER PRESSURE USING A CREW MASK. THE PATIENT RESPONDED TO THE OXYGEN AND HIS SKIN COLOR RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE PATIENT AND NURSE REMAINED STRAPPED IN THE ADDITIONAL CREW MEMBER SEATS DURING LNDG. WE REQUESTED AND HAD PRIORITY ATC HANDLING DURING APCH INTO LAX. RECOMMEND AT LEAST 1 PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLE BE SIMILAR TO WHAT THE PARAMEDICS USE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.