Narrative:

During boarding, a deadheading flight attendant mentioned to me that she didn't feel well. She fell asleep and when she awoke, I asked how she was feeling and she replied that she felt as if someone was sitting on her chest. I asked if she was having difficulty breathing. She said no, but that she might use some oxygen later. I reported this conversation to the captain and decided to ask her if she wanted me to page for a doctor. As luck would have it, a cardiologist was seated right next to her in first class. I offered him our medical kit and he checked her blood pressure which was 140/100 at the time. He instructed me to get him the oxygen. I wasn't aware until later that he gave her a nitroglycerin pill at this time. He wanted me to find out how far from miami we were and how soon we could land if necessary. We were 1 hour 20 mins from mia but could land within 10-15 mins in charleston, sc. She started to pass out and the doctor said to lower her to the floor and prepare for cpr. We ended up not having to do cpr, but the doctor said to land the plane. We advised him that we had the new onboard defibrillator and he wanted it connected just in case. That seemed to intensify the situation to me. That the doctor thought we may need the defibrillator indicated to me that the situation was more serious than I had originally thought. We landed in charleston and had to wait for the ambulance to arrive and the passenger was removed and transported her to the hospital.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A SICK PAX WHO IS A DEADHEADING CABIN ATTENDANT. A CARDIOLOGIST ON BOARD RECOMMENDS A DIVERT TO GET MEDICAL ATTN.

Narrative: DURING BOARDING, A DEADHEADING FLT ATTENDANT MENTIONED TO ME THAT SHE DIDN'T FEEL WELL. SHE FELL ASLEEP AND WHEN SHE AWOKE, I ASKED HOW SHE WAS FEELING AND SHE REPLIED THAT SHE FELT AS IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING ON HER CHEST. I ASKED IF SHE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING. SHE SAID NO, BUT THAT SHE MIGHT USE SOME OXYGEN LATER. I RPTED THIS CONVERSATION TO THE CAPT AND DECIDED TO ASK HER IF SHE WANTED ME TO PAGE FOR A DOCTOR. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, A CARDIOLOGIST WAS SEATED RIGHT NEXT TO HER IN FIRST CLASS. I OFFERED HIM OUR MEDICAL KIT AND HE CHKED HER BLOOD PRESSURE WHICH WAS 140/100 AT THE TIME. HE INSTRUCTED ME TO GET HIM THE OXYGEN. I WASN'T AWARE UNTIL LATER THAT HE GAVE HER A NITROGLYCERIN PILL AT THIS TIME. HE WANTED ME TO FIND OUT HOW FAR FROM MIAMI WE WERE AND HOW SOON WE COULD LAND IF NECESSARY. WE WERE 1 HR 20 MINS FROM MIA BUT COULD LAND WITHIN 10-15 MINS IN CHARLESTON, SC. SHE STARTED TO PASS OUT AND THE DOCTOR SAID TO LOWER HER TO THE FLOOR AND PREPARE FOR CPR. WE ENDED UP NOT HAVING TO DO CPR, BUT THE DOCTOR SAID TO LAND THE PLANE. WE ADVISED HIM THAT WE HAD THE NEW ONBOARD DEFIBRILLATOR AND HE WANTED IT CONNECTED JUST IN CASE. THAT SEEMED TO INTENSIFY THE SIT TO ME. THAT THE DOCTOR THOUGHT WE MAY NEED THE DEFIBRILLATOR INDICATED TO ME THAT THE SIT WAS MORE SERIOUS THAN I HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. WE LANDED IN CHARLESTON AND HAD TO WAIT FOR THE AMBULANCE TO ARRIVE AND THE PAX WAS REMOVED AND TRANSPORTED HER TO THE HOSPITAL.

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.