Narrative:

A 17 yr old female passenger went into an apparent seizure. Passenger notified flight attendants by yelling to the aft galley. 2 or 3 flight attendants rushed to the passenger's side, while I phoned the captain and gave the details we had. I then went to the passenger to see how I could assist. When I arrived, the passenger was laying across seats D, east, F, and still seemed to be in a seizure, however, starting to calm and gain consciousness. A doctor was already sitting with her, as well as a nurse. There was a good amount of blood on the passenger's mouth, shirt and jacket, which I was told happened from tongue biting. Other flight attendants quickly got the passenger kit and provided gloves to those of us assisting with the passenger. The doctor requested my flashlight to check pupils, also blankets and pillows, a sprite for the passenger to drink, and paper towels to clean off the blood. Shortly after regaining consciousness, the passenger started vomiting repeatedly. We used air sickness bags and the biohazardous bag to dispose of items. The doctor stayed with the passenger from the beginning of the incident until the paramedics took over upon deplaning. We also had the assistance of a portuguese speaking passenger to interpret everything to the involved passenger, who was from brazil. Passenger told us she had never had a seizure and was not taking any medications, however, upon meeting with paramedics in chicago and seeming to be more coherent, she did say she had had seizures in the past, and had stopped taking medicine 1 to 1 1/2 months ago. Overall, I was extremely impressed how the situation was dealt with by the entire crew and the involved passenger. We were very lucky to have both a doctor and portuguese speaking passenger onboard to provide assistance. Also, we had all of the medical supplies, ie, latex gloves, flashlight, biohazardous bag, etc, onboard to effectively and efficiently deal with the situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT CRUISE ONBOARD B757, PAX BECAME ILL WITH SEIZURES. FLC HAD PARAMEDICS MEET ACFT AT DEST.

Narrative: A 17 YR OLD FEMALE PAX WENT INTO AN APPARENT SEIZURE. PAX NOTIFIED FLT ATTENDANTS BY YELLING TO THE AFT GALLEY. 2 OR 3 FLT ATTENDANTS RUSHED TO THE PAX'S SIDE, WHILE I PHONED THE CAPT AND GAVE THE DETAILS WE HAD. I THEN WENT TO THE PAX TO SEE HOW I COULD ASSIST. WHEN I ARRIVED, THE PAX WAS LAYING ACROSS SEATS D, E, F, AND STILL SEEMED TO BE IN A SEIZURE, HOWEVER, STARTING TO CALM AND GAIN CONSCIOUSNESS. A DOCTOR WAS ALREADY SITTING WITH HER, AS WELL AS A NURSE. THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF BLOOD ON THE PAX'S MOUTH, SHIRT AND JACKET, WHICH I WAS TOLD HAPPENED FROM TONGUE BITING. OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS QUICKLY GOT THE PAX KIT AND PROVIDED GLOVES TO THOSE OF US ASSISTING WITH THE PAX. THE DOCTOR REQUESTED MY FLASHLIGHT TO CHK PUPILS, ALSO BLANKETS AND PILLOWS, A SPRITE FOR THE PAX TO DRINK, AND PAPER TOWELS TO CLEAN OFF THE BLOOD. SHORTLY AFTER REGAINING CONSCIOUSNESS, THE PAX STARTED VOMITING REPEATEDLY. WE USED AIR SICKNESS BAGS AND THE BIOHAZARDOUS BAG TO DISPOSE OF ITEMS. THE DOCTOR STAYED WITH THE PAX FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE INCIDENT UNTIL THE PARAMEDICS TOOK OVER UPON DEPLANING. WE ALSO HAD THE ASSISTANCE OF A PORTUGUESE SPEAKING PAX TO INTERPRET EVERYTHING TO THE INVOLVED PAX, WHO WAS FROM BRAZIL. PAX TOLD US SHE HAD NEVER HAD A SEIZURE AND WAS NOT TAKING ANY MEDICATIONS, HOWEVER, UPON MEETING WITH PARAMEDICS IN CHICAGO AND SEEMING TO BE MORE COHERENT, SHE DID SAY SHE HAD HAD SEIZURES IN THE PAST, AND HAD STOPPED TAKING MEDICINE 1 TO 1 1/2 MONTHS AGO. OVERALL, I WAS EXTREMELY IMPRESSED HOW THE SIT WAS DEALT WITH BY THE ENTIRE CREW AND THE INVOLVED PAX. WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE BOTH A DOCTOR AND PORTUGUESE SPEAKING PAX ONBOARD TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. ALSO, WE HAD ALL OF THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES, IE, LATEX GLOVES, FLASHLIGHT, BIOHAZARDOUS BAG, ETC, ONBOARD TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY DEAL WITH THE SIT.

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.