Attendant report regarding a sick passenger who seemed to be having a seizure. Doctor onboard attend...

Attributes
ACN	427444
Time
Date	199901
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : yyt
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	427444
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:

While in the aisle, a woman called to me because her husband was ill. I came to the man in row xx. He was unconscious and started to go into a full blown seizure. I cleared the seats so he would not injure himself. I requested another flight attendant to page for an md. A doctor came and took over the situation from there. I called the captain and obtained the aed. The purser obtained the medical kit and took over with the passenger. We administered oxygen. It was decided by the captain that we would make an emergency landing in yyt. We landed approximately 40 mins later. The emt met the flight and took over. In my opinion the emergency was handled very well. I know I appreciate the captain making the decision to land as quickly as he did. We all felt the man was extremely ill.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A SICK PAX WHO SEEMED TO BE HAVING A SEIZURE. DOCTOR ONBOARD ATTENDED. CABIN ATTENDANT NOTIFIED CAPT AND THEY DIVERTED TO HAVE EMTS MEET ACFT.

Narrative: WHILE IN THE AISLE, A WOMAN CALLED TO ME BECAUSE HER HUSBAND WAS ILL. I CAME TO THE MAN IN ROW XX. HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND STARTED TO GO INTO A FULL BLOWN SEIZURE. I CLRED THE SEATS SO HE WOULD NOT INJURE HIMSELF. I REQUESTED ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT TO PAGE FOR AN MD. A DOCTOR CAME AND TOOK OVER THE SIT FROM THERE. I CALLED THE CAPT AND OBTAINED THE AED. THE PURSER OBTAINED THE MEDICAL KIT AND TOOK OVER WITH THE PAX. WE ADMINISTERED OXYGEN. IT WAS DECIDED BY THE CAPT THAT WE WOULD MAKE AN EMER LNDG IN YYT. WE LANDED APPROX 40 MINS LATER. THE EMT MET THE FLT AND TOOK OVER. IN MY OPINION THE EMER WAS HANDLED VERY WELL. I KNOW I APPRECIATE THE CAPT MAKING THE DECISION TO LAND AS QUICKLY AS HE DID. WE ALL FELT THE MAN WAS EXTREMELY ILL.

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.

Attendant report regarding a sick passenger who seemed to be having a seizure. Doctor onboard attended. Cabin attendant notified captain and they diverted to have emts meet aircraft.