B767 en route to jfk. Passenger child burned by hot coffee.

Attributes
ACN	424794
Time
Date	199901
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	424794
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Child burned by coffee. Purser told me that a 7 month old boy had been burned over the right shoulder and right armpit. 2 physicians on board concurred that the treatment the flight attendants were giving was correct. Requested the airplane be met by medical personnel upon arrival. The child was taken to hospital.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 ENRTE TO JFK. PAX CHILD BURNED BY HOT COFFEE.

Narrative: CHILD BURNED BY COFFEE. PURSER TOLD ME THAT A 7 MONTH OLD BOY HAD BEEN BURNED OVER THE R SHOULDER AND R ARMPIT. 2 PHYSICIANS ON BOARD CONCURRED THAT THE TREATMENT THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE GIVING WAS CORRECT. REQUESTED THE AIRPLANE BE MET BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL UPON ARR. THE CHILD WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

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.