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Flight attendant report regarding a medical emergency with sick passenger. Doctor and nurse who responded to page indicated the need to get him assistance as soon as possible.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 427207 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zav |
| State Reference | NM |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : phx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 427207 |
| 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:
A passenger call light went on. The #3 flight attendant responded, since she was on the forward end of the beverage cart and could get to the passenger involved. A doctor and a nurse responded to the page. The doctor thought the man was having a stroke and a seizure at the same time and advised the captain to land as soon as possible. It turned out the man was diabetic and didn't have enough insulin. The paramedics gave him an iv on the ground which he responded to. The man wanted to continue on the flight, he wasn't allowed to do so.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A MEDICAL EMER WITH SICK PAX. DOCTOR AND NURSE WHO RESPONDED TO PAGE INDICATED THE NEED TO GET HIM ASSISTANCE ASAP.
Narrative: A PAX CALL LIGHT WENT ON. THE #3 FLT ATTENDANT RESPONDED, SINCE SHE WAS ON THE FORWARD END OF THE BEVERAGE CART AND COULD GET TO THE PAX INVOLVED. A DOCTOR AND A NURSE RESPONDED TO THE PAGE. THE DOCTOR THOUGHT THE MAN WAS HAVING A STROKE AND A SEIZURE AT THE SAME TIME AND ADVISED THE CAPT TO LAND ASAP. IT TURNED OUT THE MAN WAS DIABETIC AND DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH INSULIN. THE PARAMEDICS GAVE HIM AN IV ON THE GND WHICH HE RESPONDED TO. THE MAN WANTED TO CONTINUE ON THE FLT, HE WASN'T ALLOWED TO DO SO.
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.