Narrative:

Passenger had numerous illnesses (diabetes, thyroid problem, high blood pressure, and had a pacemaker). Was told passenger was involved in a car accident and didn't go to the hospital even though the car flipped over. Passenger apparently got up to use the lavatory and fell in aft galley area. I was not witness to this but flight attendants determined passenger needed oxygen because she was having chest pains. A doctor was paged and not available. So two rn's came to assist with passenger during the whole ordeal. Nurses took passenger's blood pressure, used stethoscope and determined the passenger needed to see a doctor sooner than later especially after finding out the many health problems passenger had. The defibrillator was used to monitor passenger. After equipment was connected to passenger it read 'no further action needed,' so we didn't have to use defibrillator other than just as a monitor. It was the first time I was on a flight that the defibrillator was set up. It seemed pretty easy to use and monitor. I was glad rn's were onboard to help us with passenger. I believe everything was done to the best of our knowledge. We used latex gloves because passenger relieved herself and we then had to lift passenger to a more comfortable area in aft galley area. Blankets were used to keep passenger warm. Rn's used stethoscope and blood pressure cuffs. For an emergency, things went well with equipment and we landed in a timely manner to get passenger better care. Crew communication was excellent from captain to all crew members. Purser was excellent. I don't think there was anything we should have done differently. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: analyst made callback to determine what type of airbus this incident took place on but crew member could not remember. Report was concise except for this detail.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT CRUISE ONBOARD A300, PAX BECAME ILL AND WAS TREATED ONBOARD BY CABIN ATTENDANTS AND NURSES. PARAMEDICS MET ACFT AT DEST.

Narrative: PAX HAD NUMEROUS ILLNESSES (DIABETES, THYROID PROB, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, AND HAD A PACEMAKER). WAS TOLD PAX WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND DIDN'T GO TO THE HOSPITAL EVEN THOUGH THE CAR FLIPPED OVER. PAX APPARENTLY GOT UP TO USE THE LAVATORY AND FELL IN AFT GALLEY AREA. I WAS NOT WITNESS TO THIS BUT FLT ATTENDANTS DETERMINED PAX NEEDED OXYGEN BECAUSE SHE WAS HAVING CHEST PAINS. A DOCTOR WAS PAGED AND NOT AVAILABLE. SO TWO RN'S CAME TO ASSIST WITH PAX DURING THE WHOLE ORDEAL. NURSES TOOK PAX'S BLOOD PRESSURE, USED STETHOSCOPE AND DETERMINED THE PAX NEEDED TO SEE A DOCTOR SOONER THAN LATER ESPECIALLY AFTER FINDING OUT THE MANY HEALTH PROBS PAX HAD. THE DEFIBRILLATOR WAS USED TO MONITOR PAX. AFTER EQUIP WAS CONNECTED TO PAX IT READ 'NO FURTHER ACTION NEEDED,' SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO USE DEFIBRILLATOR OTHER THAN JUST AS A MONITOR. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I WAS ON A FLT THAT THE DEFIBRILLATOR WAS SET UP. IT SEEMED PRETTY EASY TO USE AND MONITOR. I WAS GLAD RN'S WERE ONBOARD TO HELP US WITH PAX. I BELIEVE EVERYTHING WAS DONE TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE. WE USED LATEX GLOVES BECAUSE PAX RELIEVED HERSELF AND WE THEN HAD TO LIFT PAX TO A MORE COMFORTABLE AREA IN AFT GALLEY AREA. BLANKETS WERE USED TO KEEP PAX WARM. RN'S USED STETHOSCOPE AND BLOOD PRESSURE CUFFS. FOR AN EMER, THINGS WENT WELL WITH EQUIP AND WE LANDED IN A TIMELY MANNER TO GET PAX BETTER CARE. CREW COM WAS EXCELLENT FROM CAPT TO ALL CREW MEMBERS. PURSER WAS EXCELLENT. I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANYTHING WE SHOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: ANALYST MADE CALLBACK TO DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF AIRBUS THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON BUT CREW MEMBER COULD NOT REMEMBER. RPT WAS CONCISE EXCEPT FOR THIS DETAIL.

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.