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Attributes | |
ACN | 422692 |
Time | |
Date | 199812 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : abq |
State Reference | NM |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
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 | 422692 |
Person 2 | |
Function | observation : passenger |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
As I was cleaning the aft galley, I heard the #1 flight attendant make a PA for a doctor or nurse. I looked out in the aisle and the other flight attendants were around the passenger. I went forward and led another passenger, who idented himself as a nurse. The woman was very pale (gray) and appeared to be limp and asleep. She wasn't responding, the nurse checked her pulse and she had one. The #1 flight attendant had the oxygen and the nurse gave it to her. At one point, she was about to vomit but didn't. Another passenger, who was trained as a nurse, suggested we get her lying down. We reseated 2 passenger and laid her down. She was in and out of consciousness. The #3 flight attendant and the nurse remained with her. The rest of the flight attendants and I got the cabin ready to land in abq. I had talked to the woman before departure and she seemed fine. We discussed her special meal order (a vegetarian meal). We didn't receive it so I told her I would save a cereal for her. She was fine with that. The #4 flight attendant talked with her as well during boarding and said the passenger joked with her (#4 flight attendant). Although the passenger never lost a pulse, we checked to see if we had an aed, but we didn't. We landed in abq and she was taken to the hospital and we haven't heard how she is. I believe she was discovered when her husband pushed his call light and the #4 flight attendant went to see the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING AN S80 FLT ON WHICH A PAX BECAME VERY ILL AND THE FLT DIVERTED. MEDICAL CARE MET THE ACFT.
Narrative: AS I WAS CLEANING THE AFT GALLEY, I HEARD THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT MAKE A PA FOR A DOCTOR OR NURSE. I LOOKED OUT IN THE AISLE AND THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS WERE AROUND THE PAX. I WENT FORWARD AND LED ANOTHER PAX, WHO IDENTED HIMSELF AS A NURSE. THE WOMAN WAS VERY PALE (GRAY) AND APPEARED TO BE LIMP AND ASLEEP. SHE WASN'T RESPONDING, THE NURSE CHKED HER PULSE AND SHE HAD ONE. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT HAD THE OXYGEN AND THE NURSE GAVE IT TO HER. AT ONE POINT, SHE WAS ABOUT TO VOMIT BUT DIDN'T. ANOTHER PAX, WHO WAS TRAINED AS A NURSE, SUGGESTED WE GET HER LYING DOWN. WE RESEATED 2 PAX AND LAID HER DOWN. SHE WAS IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. THE #3 FLT ATTENDANT AND THE NURSE REMAINED WITH HER. THE REST OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND I GOT THE CABIN READY TO LAND IN ABQ. I HAD TALKED TO THE WOMAN BEFORE DEP AND SHE SEEMED FINE. WE DISCUSSED HER SPECIAL MEAL ORDER (A VEGETARIAN MEAL). WE DIDN'T RECEIVE IT SO I TOLD HER I WOULD SAVE A CEREAL FOR HER. SHE WAS FINE WITH THAT. THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT TALKED WITH HER AS WELL DURING BOARDING AND SAID THE PAX JOKED WITH HER (#4 FLT ATTENDANT). ALTHOUGH THE PAX NEVER LOST A PULSE, WE CHKED TO SEE IF WE HAD AN AED, BUT WE DIDN'T. WE LANDED IN ABQ AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND WE HAVEN'T HEARD HOW SHE IS. I BELIEVE SHE WAS DISCOVERED WHEN HER HUSBAND PUSHED HIS CALL LIGHT AND THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT WENT TO SEE THE PROB.
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.