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Passenger on large transport has medical problem. At suggestion of medical personnel flight diverts declaring medical emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 330845 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : hbu |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv |
| 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 other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute : on vectors |
| 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 : 16000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 330845 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
The flight attendant reported to the cockpit of an unresponsive passenger and was looking for a doctor or a nurse on board. She was already administering oxygen to the passenger. She subsequently was able to get the assistance of a nurse who felt the man had a heart attack. Eventually a doctor came forward and his examination concurred with the nurse's. The flight attendant brought the doctor to the cockpit and he explained to us that the man could be in serious trouble if he didn't get medical attention as soon as possible. We notified our company we were diverting to denver and landed as soon as possible. ATC was very helpful and cooperative. I certainly appreciated their assistance. The flight attendant did an outstanding job in her efforts to revive the passenger, seek assistance, and keeping the cockpit informed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PAX ON LGT HAS MEDICAL PROB. AT SUGGESTION OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL FLT DIVERTS DECLARING MEDICAL EMER.
Narrative: THE FLT ATTENDANT RPTED TO THE COCKPIT OF AN UNRESPONSIVE PAX AND WAS LOOKING FOR A DOCTOR OR A NURSE ON BOARD. SHE WAS ALREADY ADMINISTERING OXYGEN TO THE PAX. SHE SUBSEQUENTLY WAS ABLE TO GET THE ASSISTANCE OF A NURSE WHO FELT THE MAN HAD A HEART ATTACK. EVENTUALLY A DOCTOR CAME FORWARD AND HIS EXAMINATION CONCURRED WITH THE NURSE'S. THE FLT ATTENDANT BROUGHT THE DOCTOR TO THE COCKPIT AND HE EXPLAINED TO US THAT THE MAN COULD BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE IF HE DIDN'T GET MEDICAL ATTN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE NOTIFIED OUR COMPANY WE WERE DIVERTING TO DENVER AND LANDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ATC WAS VERY HELPFUL AND COOPERATIVE. I CERTAINLY APPRECIATED THEIR ASSISTANCE. THE FLT ATTENDANT DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB IN HER EFFORTS TO REVIVE THE PAX, SEEK ASSISTANCE, AND KEEPING THE COCKPIT INFORMED.
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.