Flight attendant report regarding a sick passenger who seemed to be in and out of consciousness. Fli...

Attributes
ACN	424196
Time
Date	199812
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hsv
State Reference	AL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	424196
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:

Ms X wasn't feeling well. Her husband got my attention and I asked her a few questions (ie, medical condition, chest pains, difficulty breathing?) she answered 'no' to the above, but her husband had told me she had taken a diuretic. Her pupils were dilated and she seemed to be in and out of consciousness. We gave her oxygen and some orange juice. She was feeling a little better. The defibrillator was obtained but not used. Captain made the decision to divert and land in jackson, ms. Medics met the aircraft and suggested she go to the hospital, but she refused. Captain decided to remove her and her husband off the aircraft because he did not want the responsibility of something else happening in-flight. Also, medical assistance was requested and paged for onboard (md, do, rn) but he had no one answer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A SICK PAX WHO SEEMED TO BE IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. FLT DIVERTED AND REQUESTED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. PAX AND HUSBAND REMOVED FROM FLT.

Narrative: MS X WASN'T FEELING WELL. HER HUSBAND GOT MY ATTN AND I ASKED HER A FEW QUESTIONS (IE, MEDICAL CONDITION, CHEST PAINS, DIFFICULTY BREATHING?) SHE ANSWERED 'NO' TO THE ABOVE, BUT HER HUSBAND HAD TOLD ME SHE HAD TAKEN A DIURETIC. HER PUPILS WERE DILATED AND SHE SEEMED TO BE IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. WE GAVE HER OXYGEN AND SOME ORANGE JUICE. SHE WAS FEELING A LITTLE BETTER. THE DEFIBRILLATOR WAS OBTAINED BUT NOT USED. CAPT MADE THE DECISION TO DIVERT AND LAND IN JACKSON, MS. MEDICS MET THE ACFT AND SUGGESTED SHE GO TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT SHE REFUSED. CAPT DECIDED TO REMOVE HER AND HER HUSBAND OFF THE ACFT BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENING INFLT. ALSO, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED AND PAGED FOR ONBOARD (MD, DO, RN) BUT HE HAD NO ONE ANSWER.

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.

Flight attendant report regarding a sick passenger who seemed to be in and out of consciousness. Flight diverted and requested medical assistance. Passenger and husband removed from flight.