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Attributes | |
ACN | 430616 |
Time | |
Date | 199902 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : dsm.airport |
State Reference | IA |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight attendant : on duty |
Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 8 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 90 |
ASRS Report | 430616 |
Person 2 | |
Function | observation : passenger |
Events | |
Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
Independent Detector | other other : cab 4 |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Weather |
Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Passenger had a heart attack. #4 flight attendant noticed passenger lost color to his face. He called a doctor from military medical corp who was on board. As #4 flight attendant came to get medical kit and aed and advance medical kit and oxygen, I went with him to help. I cleaned out the bulkhead after also informing cockpit of emergency, then I stayed with doctor the remainder of the incident as the #4 flight attendant went to give details to captain to inform him. Dsm was prepared with the paramedics to meet us upon arrival. The passenger was taken to the hospital and after another delay to check the aircraft from any structural damage, we went on to las. The cockpit crew, the flight attendants and dsm approach worked so well together.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING AN S80 FLT ON WHICH A PAX HAD A HEART ATTACK. THE PLANE WAS DIVERTED TO GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PAX.
Narrative: PAX HAD A HEART ATTACK. #4 FLT ATTENDANT NOTICED PAX LOST COLOR TO HIS FACE. HE CALLED A DOCTOR FROM MIL MEDICAL CORP WHO WAS ON BOARD. AS #4 FLT ATTENDANT CAME TO GET MEDICAL KIT AND AED AND ADVANCE MEDICAL KIT AND OXYGEN, I WENT WITH HIM TO HELP. I CLEANED OUT THE BULKHEAD AFTER ALSO INFORMING COCKPIT OF EMER, THEN I STAYED WITH DOCTOR THE REMAINDER OF THE INCIDENT AS THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT WENT TO GIVE DETAILS TO CAPT TO INFORM HIM. DSM WAS PREPARED WITH THE PARAMEDICS TO MEET US UPON ARR. THE PAX WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND AFTER ANOTHER DELAY TO CHK THE ACFT FROM ANY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, WE WENT ON TO LAS. THE COCKPIT CREW, THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND DSM APCH WORKED SO WELL TOGETHER.
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.