At cruise, onboard B767-200, passenger became ill and flight crew had paramedics meet aircraft at de...

Attributes
ACN	409361
Time
Date	199807
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : czqx
State Reference	NF
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czqx
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	409361
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:

Business class flight attendant came into first class galley and reported the passenger in xa was experiencing chest pains and having difficulty breathing. #1 flight attendant went to retrieve the automatic emergency defibrillator kit. I grabbed the oxygen from first class and we went to see the passenger. He spoke no english so his son seated in xb translated. #1 flight attendant immediately paged for an md and two appeared. I took pulse and blood pressure and reported to the md's. They suggested we monitor with the automatic emergency defibrillator kit and the son administer a nitroglycerin tablet. We offered to land at any time. The passenger in distress refused. We continued to monitor. We had paramedics meet the flight. He appeared stable upon deplaning. The crew, I feel, did a great job maintaining. Those who could help did, those who had other responsibilities carried on with the service. I normally feel comfortable in helping with medical emergencys. My father was a physician and my mother a nurse. I grew up working in my father's office, so I tend to be very methodical in emergencys. Physicians assisting with our passenger recommended we carry more supplies in the medical kit such as adrenaline, nitroglycerin tablets, better blood pressure cuff and stethoscope.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT CRUISE, ONBOARD B767-200, PAX BECAME ILL AND FLC HAD PARAMEDICS MEET ACFT AT DEST.

Narrative: BUSINESS CLASS FLT ATTENDANT CAME INTO FIRST CLASS GALLEY AND RPTED THE PAX IN XA WAS EXPERIENCING CHEST PAINS AND HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING. #1 FLT ATTENDANT WENT TO RETRIEVE THE AUTOMATIC EMER DEFIBRILLATOR KIT. I GRABBED THE OXYGEN FROM FIRST CLASS AND WE WENT TO SEE THE PAX. HE SPOKE NO ENGLISH SO HIS SON SEATED IN XB TRANSLATED. #1 FLT ATTENDANT IMMEDIATELY PAGED FOR AN MD AND TWO APPEARED. I TOOK PULSE AND BLOOD PRESSURE AND RPTED TO THE MD'S. THEY SUGGESTED WE MONITOR WITH THE AUTOMATIC EMER DEFIBRILLATOR KIT AND THE SON ADMINISTER A NITROGLYCERIN TABLET. WE OFFERED TO LAND AT ANY TIME. THE PAX IN DISTRESS REFUSED. WE CONTINUED TO MONITOR. WE HAD PARAMEDICS MEET THE FLT. HE APPEARED STABLE UPON DEPLANING. THE CREW, I FEEL, DID A GREAT JOB MAINTAINING. THOSE WHO COULD HELP DID, THOSE WHO HAD OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES CARRIED ON WITH THE SVC. I NORMALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE IN HELPING WITH MEDICAL EMERS. MY FATHER WAS A PHYSICIAN AND MY MOTHER A NURSE. I GREW UP WORKING IN MY FATHER'S OFFICE, SO I TEND TO BE VERY METHODICAL IN EMERS. PHYSICIANS ASSISTING WITH OUR PAX RECOMMENDED WE CARRY MORE SUPPLIES IN THE MEDICAL KIT SUCH AS ADRENALINE, NITROGLYCERIN TABLETS, BETTER BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF AND STETHOSCOPE.

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 B767-200, passenger became ill and flight crew had paramedics meet aircraft at destination.