<< >> NASA ASRS Report 431683, March 1999

Flight attendant reported ill passenger on boarding on B767 in lax. Passenger later ok and flight left without incident.

Attributes
ACN	431683
Time
Date	199903
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lga.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 15 flight attendant time type : 50
ASRS Report	431683
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted

Narrative:

During the boarding process, the premium came through business class galley, and asked me to page for a physician. I did this, and then went back to her to assist with the passenger who was having an apparent breathing and choking problem. I asked if she was taking medication, then got cold water and placed cold towels on her neck. I went to front of aircraft and asked agent to call the paramedics. By the time I returned to the passenger, I was told she was feeling better, and would be able to make the trip. We continued on with no further incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPTED ILL PAX ON BOARDING ON B767 IN LAX. PAX LATER OK AND FLT LEFT WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Narrative: DURING THE BOARDING PROCESS, THE PREMIUM CAME THROUGH BUSINESS CLASS GALLEY, AND ASKED ME TO PAGE FOR A PHYSICIAN. I DID THIS, AND THEN WENT BACK TO HER TO ASSIST WITH THE PAX WHO WAS HAVING AN APPARENT BREATHING AND CHOKING PROB. I ASKED IF SHE WAS TAKING MEDICATION, THEN GOT COLD WATER AND PLACED COLD TOWELS ON HER NECK. I WENT TO FRONT OF ACFT AND ASKED AGENT TO CALL THE PARAMEDICS. BY THE TIME I RETURNED TO THE PAX, I WAS TOLD SHE WAS FEELING BETTER, AND WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THE TRIP. WE CONTINUED ON WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.