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At cruise onboard A300-600R, passenger became ill and flight crew declared emergency and diverted to alternate for medical assistance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 411880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zjx |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx tower : myr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| 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 | 411880 |
| 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 | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
I was called from first class galley to passenger at seat xxh by flight attendant. Passenger was holding his chest and complained of intense pain in heart. I retrieved automatic emergency defibrillator and applied pads. No shock advised. I paged for an md or rn and immediately, a dr X and an emt responded. The medical professionals requested oxygen and I brought the oxygen. The medical professionals gave the passenger nitroglycerin and they used the stethoscope and blood pressure cuff to monitor the passenger. Dr X determined that we should land at the closest possible airport as the passenger was not improving. After consulting with captain Y, it was determined that we were 30 mins from myrtle beach and over 1 hour to jfk. We then diverted to myrtle beach, and we moved the ill passenger to first class seat xb for landing. The aircraft was met by passenger service and emts. The emt team removed the passenger, and I gave the passenger's passport, ticket and personal belongings to a county police officer. I retained 2 medical kits, 1 first aid kit, the automatic emergency defibrillator, and the emergency medical kit for jfk officials. The plane was refueled and we continued to jfk.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT CRUISE ONBOARD A300-600R, PAX BECAME ILL AND FLC DECLARED EMER AND DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
Narrative: I WAS CALLED FROM FIRST CLASS GALLEY TO PAX AT SEAT XXH BY FLT ATTENDANT. PAX WAS HOLDING HIS CHEST AND COMPLAINED OF INTENSE PAIN IN HEART. I RETRIEVED AUTOMATIC EMER DEFIBRILLATOR AND APPLIED PADS. NO SHOCK ADVISED. I PAGED FOR AN MD OR RN AND IMMEDIATELY, A DR X AND AN EMT RESPONDED. THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS REQUESTED OXYGEN AND I BROUGHT THE OXYGEN. THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS GAVE THE PAX NITROGLYCERIN AND THEY USED THE STETHOSCOPE AND BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF TO MONITOR THE PAX. DR X DETERMINED THAT WE SHOULD LAND AT THE CLOSEST POSSIBLE ARPT AS THE PAX WAS NOT IMPROVING. AFTER CONSULTING WITH CAPT Y, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WE WERE 30 MINS FROM MYRTLE BEACH AND OVER 1 HR TO JFK. WE THEN DIVERTED TO MYRTLE BEACH, AND WE MOVED THE ILL PAX TO FIRST CLASS SEAT XB FOR LNDG. THE ACFT WAS MET BY PAX SVC AND EMTS. THE EMT TEAM REMOVED THE PAX, AND I GAVE THE PAX'S PASSPORT, TICKET AND PERSONAL BELONGINGS TO A COUNTY POLICE OFFICER. I RETAINED 2 MEDICAL KITS, 1 FIRST AID KIT, THE AUTOMATIC EMER DEFIBRILLATOR, AND THE EMER MEDICAL KIT FOR JFK OFFICIALS. THE PLANE WAS REFUELED AND WE CONTINUED TO JFK.
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.