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Passenger on an S80 flight became ill and the blood pressure cuff in the medical kit was inoperative. Illness caused flight to divert.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 415130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gjt |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv tower : clt |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 415130 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Since this was a medical emergency, nothing could have been done to prevent it. Yet, we encountered an obstacle when our doctors requested the blood pressure cuff, and it was inoperative. Flight attendants are not allowed to open the medical kit unless a doctor requests it, therefore, we had no way of preventing the inoperative equipment. Company needs to have a more rigorous medical kit checking system. The pilots and flight attendants did a great job!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PAX ON AN S80 FLT BECAME ILL AND THE BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF IN THE MEDICAL KIT WAS INOP. ILLNESS CAUSED FLT TO DIVERT.
Narrative: SINCE THIS WAS A MEDICAL EMER, NOTHING COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT IT. YET, WE ENCOUNTERED AN OBSTACLE WHEN OUR DOCTORS REQUESTED THE BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF, AND IT WAS INOP. FLT ATTENDANTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPEN THE MEDICAL KIT UNLESS A DOCTOR REQUESTS IT, THEREFORE, WE HAD NO WAY OF PREVENTING THE INOP EQUIP. COMPANY NEEDS TO HAVE A MORE RIGOROUS MEDICAL KIT CHKING SYS. THE PLTS AND FLT ATTENDANTS DID A GREAT JOB!
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.