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Passenger aboard a B727-200 has heart attack symptoms. A nurse onboard indicated the need for landing as soon as possible divert to bna.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 415141 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bna |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 415141 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 415140 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Passenger in seat xxa was sweating and staring blankly forward. We gave him oxygen and paged a doctor. An rn came forward and we retrieved the medical kit and she took his blood pressure. It was 118/60 and he started to come around and we asked if he was on any medication or if this had happened before. He told us it hadn't and then complained that his left arm was going numb. The rn took his blood pressure again and it was now 90/50. We got the 'aed' and applied the pads and no shock was needed. The rn advised the captain that we did need to land as soon as possible. We landed in bna and he was taken to the aft stairs and loaded onto the ambulance. It was good to have the aed onboard and relied on it to help this passenger to make it until we got him to the hospital. Supplemental information from acn 414893: the paramedics really liked the aed and said it had been very helpful to them when they arrived at the scene.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PAX ABOARD A B727-200 HAS HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS. A NURSE ONBOARD INDICATED THE NEED FOR LNDG ASAP DIVERT TO BNA.
Narrative: PAX IN SEAT XXA WAS SWEATING AND STARING BLANKLY FORWARD. WE GAVE HIM OXYGEN AND PAGED A DOCTOR. AN RN CAME FORWARD AND WE RETRIEVED THE MEDICAL KIT AND SHE TOOK HIS BLOOD PRESSURE. IT WAS 118/60 AND HE STARTED TO COME AROUND AND WE ASKED IF HE WAS ON ANY MEDICATION OR IF THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. HE TOLD US IT HADN'T AND THEN COMPLAINED THAT HIS L ARM WAS GOING NUMB. THE RN TOOK HIS BLOOD PRESSURE AGAIN AND IT WAS NOW 90/50. WE GOT THE 'AED' AND APPLIED THE PADS AND NO SHOCK WAS NEEDED. THE RN ADVISED THE CAPT THAT WE DID NEED TO LAND ASAP. WE LANDED IN BNA AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE AFT STAIRS AND LOADED ONTO THE AMBULANCE. IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE THE AED ONBOARD AND RELIED ON IT TO HELP THIS PAX TO MAKE IT UNTIL WE GOT HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 414893: THE PARAMEDICS REALLY LIKED THE AED AND SAID IT HAD BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO THEM WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE SCENE.
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.