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A doctor is allowed to remain in the flight station in order to use the radio during a passenger medical emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 292813 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199501 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : rap airport : lnk |
| State Reference | SD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp tracon : lnk |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 292813 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
At approximately XA30, just west of rapid city VOR, a passenger went into convulsions. 2 doctors and a nurse took control of the problem for us. After a period of time, the doctors stated that she needed hospitalization as soon as possible. Deviated to lincoln. On descent, one of the doctors came forward stating that they would need certain medications upon arrival in order to stabilize her, and that these medications are not normally carried in emergency vehicles. I elected to have him come into the cockpit and use the radio himself, in order that there would be no mistakes made in what was needed. By the time he was satisfied, we were on short final and it was safer to have him remain in the cockpit rather than return to the cabin.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DOCTOR IS ALLOWED TO REMAIN IN THE FLT STATION IN ORDER TO USE THE RADIO DURING A PAX MEDICAL EMER.
Narrative: AT APPROX XA30, JUST W OF RAPID CITY VOR, A PAX WENT INTO CONVULSIONS. 2 DOCTORS AND A NURSE TOOK CTL OF THE PROB FOR US. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE DOCTORS STATED THAT SHE NEEDED HOSPITALIZATION ASAP. DEVIATED TO LINCOLN. ON DSCNT, ONE OF THE DOCTORS CAME FORWARD STATING THAT THEY WOULD NEED CERTAIN MEDICATIONS UPON ARR IN ORDER TO STABILIZE HER, AND THAT THESE MEDICATIONS ARE NOT NORMALLY CARRIED IN EMER VEHICLES. I ELECTED TO HAVE HIM COME INTO THE COCKPIT AND USE THE RADIO HIMSELF, IN ORDER THAT THERE WOULD BE NO MISTAKES MADE IN WHAT WAS NEEDED. BY THE TIME HE WAS SATISFIED, WE WERE ON SHORT FINAL AND IT WAS SAFER TO HAVE HIM REMAIN IN THE COCKPIT RATHER THAN RETURN TO THE CABIN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.