At cruise onboard MD80, passenger became ill and flight crew diverted to alternate for medical assis...

Attributes
ACN	409256
Time
Date	199807
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zme
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	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	409256
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Passenger abc rang call light during beverage service, concerned about seat partner xyz, who was light headed and faint. I directed air on her, applied cold compress and asked questions of her recent health and medications. When she said her left hand and arm were numb, we paged for medical doctor. Once they were working on her with medical kit, and oxygen, I went through xyz's purse finding information on emergency call number, blood type, allergies to medications and medications which I shared with medical doctors. They were absolutely great, dr a and dr B. Captain made emergency landing at jan, paramedics met plane and were given all pertinent information.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT CRUISE ONBOARD MD80, PAX BECAME ILL AND FLC DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

Narrative: PAX ABC RANG CALL LIGHT DURING BEVERAGE SVC, CONCERNED ABOUT SEAT PARTNER XYZ, WHO WAS LIGHT HEADED AND FAINT. I DIRECTED AIR ON HER, APPLIED COLD COMPRESS AND ASKED QUESTIONS OF HER RECENT HEALTH AND MEDICATIONS. WHEN SHE SAID HER L HAND AND ARM WERE NUMB, WE PAGED FOR MEDICAL DOCTOR. ONCE THEY WERE WORKING ON HER WITH MEDICAL KIT, AND OXYGEN, I WENT THROUGH XYZ'S PURSE FINDING INFO ON EMER CALL NUMBER, BLOOD TYPE, ALLERGIES TO MEDICATIONS AND MEDICATIONS WHICH I SHARED WITH MEDICAL DOCTORS. THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY GREAT, DR A AND DR B. CAPT MADE EMER LNDG AT JAN, PARAMEDICS MET PLANE AND WERE GIVEN ALL PERTINENT INFO.

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.

At cruise onboard MD80, passenger became ill and flight crew diverted to alternate for medical assistance.