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Flight attendant report regarding an infant who was having seizures in-flight. No doctor or nurse on board. Flight attendant handled the situation with sugar and orange juice. Paramedics met the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 413480 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zid |
| State Reference | IN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 413480 |
| 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:
A woman asked for help for her 21 month old. He was having seizures. I asked if he was diabetic or had seizures previously. She said no. I dabbed sugar into his mouth, picked him up and placed him on the floor. I checked to make sure he was still breathing and checked heart rate. All normal. He quit convulsing and I gave him orange juice. The other flight attendant called for a doctor/nurse -- none on board. We notified the captain and he called ahead for paramedics. I monitored the child for the remainder of the flight. We escorted him and mother off the plane first to meet paramedics. I explained to them same and I believe they took the child to the hospital to be checked out. The mother and child had come from hong kong earlier that day. I felt the child was probably dehydrated and had low blood sugar because of the length of flts, tiredness and hadn't drank enough water.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING AN INFANT WHO WAS HAVING SEIZURES INFLT. NO DOCTOR OR NURSE ON BOARD. FLT ATTENDANT HANDLED THE SIT WITH SUGAR AND ORANGE JUICE. PARAMEDICS MET THE ACFT.
Narrative: A WOMAN ASKED FOR HELP FOR HER 21 MONTH OLD. HE WAS HAVING SEIZURES. I ASKED IF HE WAS DIABETIC OR HAD SEIZURES PREVIOUSLY. SHE SAID NO. I DABBED SUGAR INTO HIS MOUTH, PICKED HIM UP AND PLACED HIM ON THE FLOOR. I CHKED TO MAKE SURE HE WAS STILL BREATHING AND CHKED HEART RATE. ALL NORMAL. HE QUIT CONVULSING AND I GAVE HIM ORANGE JUICE. THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANT CALLED FOR A DOCTOR/NURSE -- NONE ON BOARD. WE NOTIFIED THE CAPT AND HE CALLED AHEAD FOR PARAMEDICS. I MONITORED THE CHILD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT. WE ESCORTED HIM AND MOTHER OFF THE PLANE FIRST TO MEET PARAMEDICS. I EXPLAINED TO THEM SAME AND I BELIEVE THEY TOOK THE CHILD TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE CHKED OUT. THE MOTHER AND CHILD HAD COME FROM HONG KONG EARLIER THAT DAY. I FELT THE CHILD WAS PROBABLY DEHYDRATED AND HAD LOW BLOOD SUGAR BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH OF FLTS, TIREDNESS AND HADN'T DRANK ENOUGH WATER.
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.