<< >> NASA ASRS Report 322260, November 1995

Air carrier on oceanic flight has sick passenger. Medical personnel assist. Captain concern regarding medical kit.

Attributes
ACN	322260
Time
Date	199511
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 total : 19000
ASRS Report	322260
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At cruise altitude, flight attendant reported ill passenger (stomach pain) paged for doctor and nurse. Both reported to attend passenger. Flight attendant ask for emergency medical kit to search for medicine for passenger. I released the medical kit with a caution for the flight attendant to be sure the medical personnel were properly idented. The flight was uneventful as the passenger condition improved. But should we not have a legal document for a doctor or nurse to sign when they use the medical kit? This kit contains all kinds of things such as needles, etc, that could have ramifications, given today's diseased crazy world!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ON OCEANIC FLT HAS SICK PAX. MEDICAL PERSONNEL ASSIST. CAPT CONCERN REGARDING MEDICAL KIT.

Narrative: AT CRUISE ALT, FLT ATTENDANT RPTED ILL PAX (STOMACH PAIN) PAGED FOR DOCTOR AND NURSE. BOTH RPTED TO ATTEND PAX. FLT ATTENDANT ASK FOR EMER MEDICAL KIT TO SEARCH FOR MEDICINE FOR PAX. I RELEASED THE MEDICAL KIT WITH A CAUTION FOR THE FLT ATTENDANT TO BE SURE THE MEDICAL PERSONNEL WERE PROPERLY IDENTED. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL AS THE PAX CONDITION IMPROVED. BUT SHOULD WE NOT HAVE A LEGAL DOCUMENT FOR A DOCTOR OR NURSE TO SIGN WHEN THEY USE THE MEDICAL KIT? THIS KIT CONTAINS ALL KINDS OF THINGS SUCH AS NEEDLES, ETC, THAT COULD HAVE RAMIFICATIONS, GIVEN TODAY'S DISEASED CRAZY WORLD!

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.