Narrative:

As I was walking through the cabin from back to front, a fellow flight attendant advised me of an ill passenger. When I arrived 3 doctors had been idented and the medical kit, aed, and enhanced medical kit were out and being used. A shock was not administered by the aed but it was being used as a monitoring device. A cardiologist on board had administered an iv and he was concerned about the passenger low blood pressure and poor health at that time. I was asked to contact the cockpit about possibly landing in jfk instead of bos. After 10 more mins of evaluating, the doctor determined it would be best to land. It took 20 mins from that point. We secured as much of the area as possible. The paramedics were not there when we landed. We had to wait about 15 more mins. The cardiologist needed more supplies that we had run out of and they were obtained off another aircraft until 'help' arrived. The passenger was a 45 yr old female who had a heart problem history. She was accompanied by a spouse/friend who was older but was also a doctor. Everyone was calm and we made sure the cardiologist had everything he needed to extend care. The passenger was conscious and breathing when the paramedics arrived.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A SICK PAX. DOCTORS ABOARD DETERMINED IT WAS BEST TO LAND ASAP AND GET MEDICAL CARE. THE PARAMEDICS WERE NOT PRESENT ON LNDG AND SUPPLIES HAD TO BE BROUGHT FROM ANOTHER ACFT FOR THE CARDIOLOGIST TO RENDER CARE UNTIL THEY ARRIVED.

Narrative: AS I WAS WALKING THROUGH THE CABIN FROM BACK TO FRONT, A FELLOW FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED ME OF AN ILL PAX. WHEN I ARRIVED 3 DOCTORS HAD BEEN IDENTED AND THE MEDICAL KIT, AED, AND ENHANCED MEDICAL KIT WERE OUT AND BEING USED. A SHOCK WAS NOT ADMINISTERED BY THE AED BUT IT WAS BEING USED AS A MONITORING DEVICE. A CARDIOLOGIST ON BOARD HAD ADMINISTERED AN IV AND HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PAX LOW BLOOD PRESSURE AND POOR HEALTH AT THAT TIME. I WAS ASKED TO CONTACT THE COCKPIT ABOUT POSSIBLY LNDG IN JFK INSTEAD OF BOS. AFTER 10 MORE MINS OF EVALUATING, THE DOCTOR DETERMINED IT WOULD BE BEST TO LAND. IT TOOK 20 MINS FROM THAT POINT. WE SECURED AS MUCH OF THE AREA AS POSSIBLE. THE PARAMEDICS WERE NOT THERE WHEN WE LANDED. WE HAD TO WAIT ABOUT 15 MORE MINS. THE CARDIOLOGIST NEEDED MORE SUPPLIES THAT WE HAD RUN OUT OF AND THEY WERE OBTAINED OFF ANOTHER ACFT UNTIL 'HELP' ARRIVED. THE PAX WAS A 45 YR OLD FEMALE WHO HAD A HEART PROB HISTORY. SHE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A SPOUSE/FRIEND WHO WAS OLDER BUT WAS ALSO A DOCTOR. EVERYONE WAS CALM AND WE MADE SURE THE CARDIOLOGIST HAD EVERYTHING HE NEEDED TO EXTEND CARE. THE PAX WAS CONSCIOUS AND BREATHING WHEN THE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED.

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.