During meal service on board B767, passenger found unconscious. Cabin attendant performed heimlich w...

Attributes
ACN	399969
Time
Date	199803
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	399969
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I found passenger in the aisle right hand side near row xx. She was passed out. Dilated pupils, weak pulse, barely breathing. Vomit was on the floor around her. I tried to situation her upright -- not sure if she had fainted or was intoxicated. This didn't bring her around. I tried a couple of hard heimlich maneuvers -- no reaction. Since this was just after a meal service I thought immediately of food stuck in the throat. I called for another flight attendant to get oxygen. As I was attempting to put passenger in the row xz for better accessibility, a doctor assisted me and started heimlich. Passenger weakly pointed to throat. The doctor dislodged some food (not a chunk - but perhaps he opened the airway). Oxygen was administered. Passenger had lost bodily functions. Physician told me she had aspirated food. I had no further contact with the medical situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING MEAL SVC ON BOARD B767, PAX FOUND UNCONSCIOUS. CABIN ATTENDANT PERFORMED HEIMLICH WITH NO RESULT. DOCTOR ASSISTED AND TRIED HEIMLICH, PAX RECOVERED.

Narrative: I FOUND PAX IN THE AISLE R HAND SIDE NEAR ROW XX. SHE WAS PASSED OUT. DILATED PUPILS, WEAK PULSE, BARELY BREATHING. VOMIT WAS ON THE FLOOR AROUND HER. I TRIED TO SIT HER UPRIGHT -- NOT SURE IF SHE HAD FAINTED OR WAS INTOXICATED. THIS DIDN'T BRING HER AROUND. I TRIED A COUPLE OF HARD HEIMLICH MANEUVERS -- NO REACTION. SINCE THIS WAS JUST AFTER A MEAL SVC I THOUGHT IMMEDIATELY OF FOOD STUCK IN THE THROAT. I CALLED FOR ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT TO GET OXYGEN. AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT PAX IN THE ROW XZ FOR BETTER ACCESSIBILITY, A DOCTOR ASSISTED ME AND STARTED HEIMLICH. PAX WEAKLY POINTED TO THROAT. THE DOCTOR DISLODGED SOME FOOD (NOT A CHUNK - BUT PERHAPS HE OPENED THE AIRWAY). OXYGEN WAS ADMINISTERED. PAX HAD LOST BODILY FUNCTIONS. PHYSICIAN TOLD ME SHE HAD ASPIRATED FOOD. I HAD NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH THE MEDICAL SIT.

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.

During meal service on board B767, passenger found unconscious. Cabin attendant performed heimlich with no result. Doctor assisted and tried heimlich, passenger recovered.