Flight attendant report regarding a passenger who fainted in-flight and was given oxygen. The blood ...

Attributes
ACN	425169
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : czqx
State Reference	NF
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	425169
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

I was called by flight attendants to help a passenger who had apparently fainted and was on the floor. I arrived to the area around row X to see 2 other flight attendants assisting the passenger, who was laying on the floor. He appeared conscious. One flight attendant was administering oxygen and checking his pulse. The flight attendant had some medical training and suggested we page for a physician. None answered. The flight attendant checked his blood pressure with the cuff from the medical kit and I used the aed on the passenger to monitor his heart rate. I asked the captain to call company medical and relay the pulse and blood pressure information. Paramedics were asked for because the passenger appeared irrational, may have hit his head when fainted, had irregular pulse and blood pressure. Paramedics met flight in jfk (after a long wait). (We landed in jfk because of WX in ord.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A PAX WHO FAINTED INFLT AND WAS GIVEN OXYGEN. THE BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF WAS USED AS WAS THE AED TO MONITOR HEART RATE. PARAMEDICS CALLED.

Narrative: I WAS CALLED BY FLT ATTENDANTS TO HELP A PAX WHO HAD APPARENTLY FAINTED AND WAS ON THE FLOOR. I ARRIVED TO THE AREA AROUND ROW X TO SEE 2 OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS ASSISTING THE PAX, WHO WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR. HE APPEARED CONSCIOUS. ONE FLT ATTENDANT WAS ADMINISTERING OXYGEN AND CHKING HIS PULSE. THE FLT ATTENDANT HAD SOME MEDICAL TRAINING AND SUGGESTED WE PAGE FOR A PHYSICIAN. NONE ANSWERED. THE FLT ATTENDANT CHKED HIS BLOOD PRESSURE WITH THE CUFF FROM THE MEDICAL KIT AND I USED THE AED ON THE PAX TO MONITOR HIS HEART RATE. I ASKED THE CAPT TO CALL COMPANY MEDICAL AND RELAY THE PULSE AND BLOOD PRESSURE INFO. PARAMEDICS WERE ASKED FOR BECAUSE THE PAX APPEARED IRRATIONAL, MAY HAVE HIT HIS HEAD WHEN FAINTED, HAD IRREGULAR PULSE AND BLOOD PRESSURE. PARAMEDICS MET FLT IN JFK (AFTER A LONG WAIT). (WE LANDED IN JFK BECAUSE OF WX IN ORD.)

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 passenger who fainted in-flight and was given oxygen. The blood pressure cuff was used as was the aed to monitor heart rate. Paramedics called.