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Cabin attendant who is 15 weeks pregnant has abdominal pain during flight. Paramedics called to meet aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 395470 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab tracon : mht |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 395470 |
| 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 | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At the time of this trip, I was starting my 15TH week of pregnancy. This was the final segment of my trip which also happened to be an all night flight. Due to my condition, I believe the night hours were physically difficult for me to work. I experienced lower abdominal pain that consisted for at least 2 hours. This caused concern to myself and my fellow crew members. I did not feel the need to divert to another city without any other complications such as bleeding, etc. As a precautionary measure paramedics did meet the flight upon arrival in miami. During flight my blood pressure was taken by a passenger registered nurse and was 80/60 which is low for me, but the paramedics took it again and it had started to return to normal so I went home to get some rest. I visited my doctor and am currently doing well. I've even accomplished an occurrence free trip since then, all daytime flts of course. Everyone involved was very professional and helpful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT WHO IS 15 WKS PREGNANT HAS ABDOMINAL PAIN DURING FLT. PARAMEDICS CALLED TO MEET ACFT.
Narrative: AT THE TIME OF THIS TRIP, I WAS STARTING MY 15TH WK OF PREGNANCY. THIS WAS THE FINAL SEGMENT OF MY TRIP WHICH ALSO HAPPENED TO BE AN ALL NIGHT FLT. DUE TO MY CONDITION, I BELIEVE THE NIGHT HRS WERE PHYSICALLY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO WORK. I EXPERIENCED LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN THAT CONSISTED FOR AT LEAST 2 HRS. THIS CAUSED CONCERN TO MYSELF AND MY FELLOW CREW MEMBERS. I DID NOT FEEL THE NEED TO DIVERT TO ANOTHER CITY WITHOUT ANY OTHER COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS BLEEDING, ETC. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE PARAMEDICS DID MEET THE FLT UPON ARR IN MIAMI. DURING FLT MY BLOOD PRESSURE WAS TAKEN BY A PAX REGISTERED NURSE AND WAS 80/60 WHICH IS LOW FOR ME, BUT THE PARAMEDICS TOOK IT AGAIN AND IT HAD STARTED TO RETURN TO NORMAL SO I WENT HOME TO GET SOME REST. I VISITED MY DOCTOR AND AM CURRENTLY DOING WELL. I'VE EVEN ACCOMPLISHED AN OCCURRENCE FREE TRIP SINCE THEN, ALL DAYTIME FLTS OF COURSE. EVERYONE INVOLVED WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND HELPFUL.
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.