At cruise on board B767-200, cabin attendant discovered ill child with chicken pox.

Attributes
ACN	406477
Time
Date	199806
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bhx
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : eisn
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
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	406477
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	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was working in business class and made a safety walk- through to the main cabin while portion of main cabin crew were on a rest break. I met a man and a woman with a baby standing near the aft galley. They requested a private place to attend to their baby. I thought it was a diaper changing request and directed them to a lavatory with a baby changing table. They said, no, they needed to administer medicine and the baby was going to cause a fuss, so they wanted privacy. They went into the curtained off area of the main cabin galley, gave the baby medicine and then requested cool clothes to wipe down baby's arms and legs. I asked what was wrong and they said chicken pox. Their older daughter who was traveling with them had had them 2 weeks ago and now the baby had just broken out with them 2 days ago. The purser was notified and the captain.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT CRUISE ON BOARD B767-200, CABIN ATTENDANT DISCOVERED ILL CHILD WITH CHICKEN POX.

Narrative: I WAS WORKING IN BUSINESS CLASS AND MADE A SAFETY WALK- THROUGH TO THE MAIN CABIN WHILE PORTION OF MAIN CABIN CREW WERE ON A REST BREAK. I MET A MAN AND A WOMAN WITH A BABY STANDING NEAR THE AFT GALLEY. THEY REQUESTED A PVT PLACE TO ATTEND TO THEIR BABY. I THOUGHT IT WAS A DIAPER CHANGING REQUEST AND DIRECTED THEM TO A LAVATORY WITH A BABY CHANGING TABLE. THEY SAID, NO, THEY NEEDED TO ADMINISTER MEDICINE AND THE BABY WAS GOING TO CAUSE A FUSS, SO THEY WANTED PRIVACY. THEY WENT INTO THE CURTAINED OFF AREA OF THE MAIN CABIN GALLEY, GAVE THE BABY MEDICINE AND THEN REQUESTED COOL CLOTHES TO WIPE DOWN BABY'S ARMS AND LEGS. I ASKED WHAT WAS WRONG AND THEY SAID CHICKEN POX. THEIR OLDER DAUGHTER WHO WAS TRAVELING WITH THEM HAD HAD THEM 2 WKS AGO AND NOW THE BABY HAD JUST BROKEN OUT WITH THEM 2 DAYS AGO. THE PURSER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CAPT.

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.