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A passenger who was recently diagnosed with cancer stopped breathing. In spite of cpr and the efforts of the lead flight attendant and two doctors and an emergency descent and landing and paramedics with advanced life support the passenger died.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 329388 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 329388 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
80 mi southwest of stl, passenger who was recently diagnosed with cancer stopped breathing and had no pulse. Lead flight attendant secured help of 2 doctors on board who started cpr. We immediately asked for deviation to closest airport with advanced medical facilities that could accommodate an A320. Asked for lower altitude and began descent. Exceeded 250 KT speed below 10000 ft using captain's emergency authority/authorized. Landed at stl where paramedics continued cpr and advanced life support. Despite all efforts, passenger passed away.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PAX WHO WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER STOPPED BREATHING. IN SPITE OF CPR AND THE EFFORTS OF THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT AND TWO DOCTORS AND AN EMER DSCNT AND LNDG AND PARAMEDICS WITH ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT THE PAX DIED.
Narrative: 80 MI SW OF STL, PAX WHO WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER STOPPED BREATHING AND HAD NO PULSE. LEAD FLT ATTENDANT SECURED HELP OF 2 DOCTORS ON BOARD WHO STARTED CPR. WE IMMEDIATELY ASKED FOR DEV TO CLOSEST ARPT WITH ADVANCED MEDICAL FACILITIES THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE AN A320. ASKED FOR LOWER ALT AND BEGAN DSCNT. EXCEEDED 250 KT SPD BELOW 10000 FT USING CAPT'S EMER AUTH. LANDED AT STL WHERE PARAMEDICS CONTINUED CPR AND ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT. DESPITE ALL EFFORTS, PAX PASSED AWAY.
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.