<< >> NASA ASRS Report 407868, June 1998

At cruise, onboard B757, passenger became ill and flight attendant assisted passenger. Passenger recovered before landing.

Attributes
ACN	407868
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mmid
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mmid
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	407868
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
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:

Passenger complained of severe chest pains. Passenger was grabbing his chest in pain, leaning over the tray table. I, the purser of the flight, paged a physician. None were onboard. Shaved the passenger's chest and applied the electrodes of the aed (automatic external defibrillator). Passenger kept experiencing the chest pains for over 1 hour. The automatic external defibrillator advised not to shock. Passenger was always conscious. Automatic external defibrillator monitored the heart. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that the ill passenger appeared to be in his mid-thirties, traveling alone for the first time to south america and, in hindsight, realized the passenger was suffering from anxiety. The defibrillator was applied but never administered shock due to a regular heartbeat. In the absence of a physician onboard, the reporter felt the symptoms required the treatment. The passenger recovered before landing and did not need further medical assistance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT CRUISE, ONBOARD B757, PAX BECAME ILL AND FLT ATTENDANT ASSISTED PAX. PAX RECOVERED BEFORE LNDG.

Narrative: PAX COMPLAINED OF SEVERE CHEST PAINS. PAX WAS GRABBING HIS CHEST IN PAIN, LEANING OVER THE TRAY TABLE. I, THE PURSER OF THE FLT, PAGED A PHYSICIAN. NONE WERE ONBOARD. SHAVED THE PAX'S CHEST AND APPLIED THE ELECTRODES OF THE AED (AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR). PAX KEPT EXPERIENCING THE CHEST PAINS FOR OVER 1 HR. THE AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR ADVISED NOT TO SHOCK. PAX WAS ALWAYS CONSCIOUS. AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR MONITORED THE HEART. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE ILL PAX APPEARED TO BE IN HIS MID-THIRTIES, TRAVELING ALONE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO SOUTH AMERICA AND, IN HINDSIGHT, REALIZED THE PAX WAS SUFFERING FROM ANXIETY. THE DEFIBRILLATOR WAS APPLIED BUT NEVER ADMINISTERED SHOCK DUE TO A REGULAR HEARTBEAT. IN THE ABSENCE OF A PHYSICIAN ONBOARD, THE RPTR FELT THE SYMPTOMS REQUIRED THE TREATMENT. THE PAX RECOVERED BEFORE LNDG AND DID NOT NEED FURTHER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

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.