Flight crew of an MD80 return land for a passenger medical emergency.

Attributes
ACN	427067
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gld
State Reference	KS
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zdv
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	427067
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

I was beginning beverage service of forward end of cart. I heard 'cabin attendant come to the back' over the PA. I didn't understand why #2 was asking me to the back. Then #1 flight attendant came and moved the cart out of my way and instructed me to go to the back. #2 had the passenger seated in last row aisle seat. Passenger had little to no response. Eyes dilated completely, head hanging limp. Initially he had no comprehension (when asked his name he couldn't understand). We tried to give him water, and added sugar to the water in case he were to be diabetic. Within 5 mins he was fully conscious and responding normally. Passenger said that he had not eaten breakfast and was taking medication for low blood pressure, but had missed last dosage. We served him his breakfast during our return to the departure city to meet medical.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MD80 RETURN LAND FOR A PAX MEDICAL EMER.

Narrative: I WAS BEGINNING BEVERAGE SVC OF FORWARD END OF CART. I HEARD 'CABIN ATTENDANT COME TO THE BACK' OVER THE PA. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY #2 WAS ASKING ME TO THE BACK. THEN #1 FLT ATTENDANT CAME AND MOVED THE CART OUT OF MY WAY AND INSTRUCTED ME TO GO TO THE BACK. #2 HAD THE PAX SEATED IN LAST ROW AISLE SEAT. PAX HAD LITTLE TO NO RESPONSE. EYES DILATED COMPLETELY, HEAD HANGING LIMP. INITIALLY HE HAD NO COMPREHENSION (WHEN ASKED HIS NAME HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND). WE TRIED TO GIVE HIM WATER, AND ADDED SUGAR TO THE WATER IN CASE HE WERE TO BE DIABETIC. WITHIN 5 MINS HE WAS FULLY CONSCIOUS AND RESPONDING NORMALLY. PAX SAID THAT HE HAD NOT EATEN BREAKFAST AND WAS TAKING MEDICATION FOR LOW BLOOD PRESSURE, BUT HAD MISSED LAST DOSAGE. WE SERVED HIM HIS BREAKFAST DURING OUR RETURN TO THE DEP CITY TO MEET MEDICAL.

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.