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Cabin attendant regarding a passenger who exhibited erratic behavior and appeared to be having a seizure. This was noticed by a seatmate during boarding. She was traveling alone and was removed from the flight prior to departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 424397 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 424397 |
| 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:
Seatmate notified me of passenger's erratic behavior. She appeared to be having a seizure. She had apparently previously suffered a stroke. She did not lose consciousness and her eyes were open. Afterwards she was not coherent and could not communicate rationally. She was elderly and apparently traveling alone. Arrived earlier that day from london. Paramedics arrived and took her off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT REGARDING A PAX WHO EXHIBITED ERRATIC BEHAVIOR AND APPEARED TO BE HAVING A SEIZURE. THIS WAS NOTICED BY A SEATMATE DURING BOARDING. SHE WAS TRAVELING ALONE AND WAS REMOVED FROM THE FLT PRIOR TO DEP.
Narrative: SEATMATE NOTIFIED ME OF PAX'S ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. SHE APPEARED TO BE HAVING A SEIZURE. SHE HAD APPARENTLY PREVIOUSLY SUFFERED A STROKE. SHE DID NOT LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS AND HER EYES WERE OPEN. AFTERWARDS SHE WAS NOT COHERENT AND COULD NOT COMMUNICATE RATIONALLY. SHE WAS ELDERLY AND APPARENTLY TRAVELING ALONE. ARRIVED EARLIER THAT DAY FROM LONDON. PARAMEDICS ARRIVED AND TOOK HER OFF.
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.