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At cruise onboard B757, child gets coin lodged in his throat, cabin attendants treated and paramedics met aircraft at destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 408036 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zma |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| 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 |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 408036 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
1 hour and 15 mins before landing we were pulling our beverage cart forward to begin air service when we heard and saw call lights in the xxl&right area. I was in the aft galley. I heard #5 flight attendant page for a medical doctor. I quickly went to xxl&right and saw she was performing the heimlich maneuver. The child threw up already. We could not dislodge the coin. We, #5 flight attendant and I, held the child upside down and #5 flight attendant gave thrusts to his back. He still wouldn't dislodge the coin. All along the child was able to breathe and talk to us. He kept gagging trying to get rid of the coin and complained how painful it was. We decided that he needed to relax and concentrate on breathing. We sat him down. I went to get crushed ice for his mouth to get rid of the throw-up taste and we wanted to see if he could swallow and if the coin was blocking his throat. He could swallow the ice. We kept him quiet. The #5 flight attendant was in charge of the emergency. I observed and monitored. We had the paramedics meet the flight. The captain came back and told the child to get on his knees and hands and be calm.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT CRUISE ONBOARD B757, CHILD GETS COIN LODGED IN HIS THROAT, CABIN ATTENDANTS TREATED AND PARAMEDICS MET ACFT AT DEST.
Narrative: 1 HR AND 15 MINS BEFORE LNDG WE WERE PULLING OUR BEVERAGE CART FORWARD TO BEGIN AIR SVC WHEN WE HEARD AND SAW CALL LIGHTS IN THE XXL&R AREA. I WAS IN THE AFT GALLEY. I HEARD #5 FLT ATTENDANT PAGE FOR A MEDICAL DOCTOR. I QUICKLY WENT TO XXL&R AND SAW SHE WAS PERFORMING THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER. THE CHILD THREW UP ALREADY. WE COULD NOT DISLODGE THE COIN. WE, #5 FLT ATTENDANT AND I, HELD THE CHILD UPSIDE DOWN AND #5 FLT ATTENDANT GAVE THRUSTS TO HIS BACK. HE STILL WOULDN'T DISLODGE THE COIN. ALL ALONG THE CHILD WAS ABLE TO BREATHE AND TALK TO US. HE KEPT GAGGING TRYING TO GET RID OF THE COIN AND COMPLAINED HOW PAINFUL IT WAS. WE DECIDED THAT HE NEEDED TO RELAX AND CONCENTRATE ON BREATHING. WE SAT HIM DOWN. I WENT TO GET CRUSHED ICE FOR HIS MOUTH TO GET RID OF THE THROW-UP TASTE AND WE WANTED TO SEE IF HE COULD SWALLOW AND IF THE COIN WAS BLOCKING HIS THROAT. HE COULD SWALLOW THE ICE. WE KEPT HIM QUIET. THE #5 FLT ATTENDANT WAS IN CHARGE OF THE EMER. I OBSERVED AND MONITORED. WE HAD THE PARAMEDICS MEET THE FLT. THE CAPT CAME BACK AND TOLD THE CHILD TO GET ON HIS KNEES AND HANDS AND BE CALM.
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.