Narrative:

I was in the first class galley preparing the meal trays. A passenger came to me to say that the gentleman beside him felt like he was going to faint. I immediately went to him. I asked him what was the problem. He simply said that he felt like he was going to faint. He said he had no other aches or pains. I loosened his shirt collar, leaned his seat back, and opened the air vents above his seat. I put my hand down the back of his shirt, he felt hot and clammy. I repeatedly asked him to lay down in the seats adjacent to his. He just ignored my requests. He then said that he was beginning to feel some numbness in his upper left arm and some in his chest. I looked up and called to the #4 flight attendant. I then laid mr X down in the seats. He was somewhat pale and still experiencing some pain. By this time, #4 flight attendant had arrived with oxygen and a medical kit. She had already paged for a physician and had informed the captain that we had an emergency. She immediately put oxygen on mr X and she had 2 physicians there to look at mr X. I left her with them and went to the cockpit to inform the captain of the situation. I returned to the doctors and was informed by doctor that he thought that mr X had had a stroke and that we should consider getting him to a hospital as quickly as possible. I informed the captain and he decided to land in lubbock. Both doctors remained with mr X to monitor his vitals. We were met by medical personnel in lubbock and mr X was taken to a local hospital. As it would happen, we experienced a mechanical problem there and were delayed in departure for several hours. Later, doctor called the hospital to get an update on mr X's condition. He was told that mr X had experienced several minor strokes and was being watched closely. He seemed to think that mr X would probably have a massive stroke later that day.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A PAX WHO WAS HAVING A STROKE. ACFT DIVERTED AND HAD PARAMEDICS MEET THE ACFT. DELAYED WITH A MECHANICAL AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS IN THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY PREPARING THE MEAL TRAYS. A PAX CAME TO ME TO SAY THAT THE GENTLEMAN BESIDE HIM FELT LIKE HE WAS GOING TO FAINT. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO HIM. I ASKED HIM WHAT WAS THE PROB. HE SIMPLY SAID THAT HE FELT LIKE HE WAS GOING TO FAINT. HE SAID HE HAD NO OTHER ACHES OR PAINS. I LOOSENED HIS SHIRT COLLAR, LEANED HIS SEAT BACK, AND OPENED THE AIR VENTS ABOVE HIS SEAT. I PUT MY HAND DOWN THE BACK OF HIS SHIRT, HE FELT HOT AND CLAMMY. I REPEATEDLY ASKED HIM TO LAY DOWN IN THE SEATS ADJACENT TO HIS. HE JUST IGNORED MY REQUESTS. HE THEN SAID THAT HE WAS BEGINNING TO FEEL SOME NUMBNESS IN HIS UPPER L ARM AND SOME IN HIS CHEST. I LOOKED UP AND CALLED TO THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT. I THEN LAID MR X DOWN IN THE SEATS. HE WAS SOMEWHAT PALE AND STILL EXPERIENCING SOME PAIN. BY THIS TIME, #4 FLT ATTENDANT HAD ARRIVED WITH OXYGEN AND A MEDICAL KIT. SHE HAD ALREADY PAGED FOR A PHYSICIAN AND HAD INFORMED THE CAPT THAT WE HAD AN EMER. SHE IMMEDIATELY PUT OXYGEN ON MR X AND SHE HAD 2 PHYSICIANS THERE TO LOOK AT MR X. I LEFT HER WITH THEM AND WENT TO THE COCKPIT TO INFORM THE CAPT OF THE SIT. I RETURNED TO THE DOCTORS AND WAS INFORMED BY DOCTOR THAT HE THOUGHT THAT MR X HAD HAD A STROKE AND THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER GETTING HIM TO A HOSPITAL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I INFORMED THE CAPT AND HE DECIDED TO LAND IN LUBBOCK. BOTH DOCTORS REMAINED WITH MR X TO MONITOR HIS VITALS. WE WERE MET BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN LUBBOCK AND MR X WAS TAKEN TO A LCL HOSPITAL. AS IT WOULD HAPPEN, WE EXPERIENCED A MECHANICAL PROB THERE AND WERE DELAYED IN DEP FOR SEVERAL HRS. LATER, DOCTOR CALLED THE HOSPITAL TO GET AN UPDATE ON MR X'S CONDITION. HE WAS TOLD THAT MR X HAD EXPERIENCED SEVERAL MINOR STROKES AND WAS BEING WATCHED CLOSELY. HE SEEMED TO THINK THAT MR X WOULD PROBABLY HAVE A MASSIVE STROKE LATER THAT DAY.

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.