Narrative:

A male passenger, approximately 71 yrs old, came to the aft of the plane at approximately XA00 local time. He was holding his chest and complaining in broken english of chest pain. He was pale and dripping with perspiration. He was holding a container of nitroglycerin. I, along with 2 or 3 other crew members, sat him down on the flight attendant jump seat at the 2L door. I placed wet/cold towels on his head and neck and asked him how he felt. He said he didn't speak english, only greek. I found another passenger who could translate. We found out that he was having difficulty breathing. This is one of our criteria for administering oxygen. Therefore, we did. We then resat passenger, paged for an md and laid the passenger over the last 3 seats. 2 rn's responded to our call. They checked his blood pressure with items found in our advanced medical kit. We explained to them about our aed and how it worked. They thought it would be an excellent way of monitoring his biorhythms. In time, his condition remained constant, he completed 3 canisters of solid state oxygen and his biorhythm was erratic. Therefore, the rn's decided that it was within his best interest to land immediately. The captain did an excellent job of preparing all involved. We landed in goose bay, and the passenger received medical attention promptly. He was removed from the plane. He had a history of heart problems.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767-200, LHR-EWR, PAX WITH HEART PROBS. DIVERT TO GOOSE BAY. PAX REMOVED.

Narrative: A MALE PAX, APPROX 71 YRS OLD, CAME TO THE AFT OF THE PLANE AT APPROX XA00 LCL TIME. HE WAS HOLDING HIS CHEST AND COMPLAINING IN BROKEN ENGLISH OF CHEST PAIN. HE WAS PALE AND DRIPPING WITH PERSPIRATION. HE WAS HOLDING A CONTAINER OF NITROGLYCERIN. I, ALONG WITH 2 OR 3 OTHER CREW MEMBERS, SAT HIM DOWN ON THE FLT ATTENDANT JUMP SEAT AT THE 2L DOOR. I PLACED WET/COLD TOWELS ON HIS HEAD AND NECK AND ASKED HIM HOW HE FELT. HE SAID HE DIDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH, ONLY GREEK. I FOUND ANOTHER PAX WHO COULD TRANSLATE. WE FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING. THIS IS ONE OF OUR CRITERIA FOR ADMINISTERING OXYGEN. THEREFORE, WE DID. WE THEN RESAT PAX, PAGED FOR AN MD AND LAID THE PAX OVER THE LAST 3 SEATS. 2 RN'S RESPONDED TO OUR CALL. THEY CHKED HIS BLOOD PRESSURE WITH ITEMS FOUND IN OUR ADVANCED MEDICAL KIT. WE EXPLAINED TO THEM ABOUT OUR AED AND HOW IT WORKED. THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT WAY OF MONITORING HIS BIORHYTHMS. IN TIME, HIS CONDITION REMAINED CONSTANT, HE COMPLETED 3 CANISTERS OF SOLID STATE OXYGEN AND HIS BIORHYTHM WAS ERRATIC. THEREFORE, THE RN'S DECIDED THAT IT WAS WITHIN HIS BEST INTEREST TO LAND IMMEDIATELY. THE CAPT DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF PREPARING ALL INVOLVED. WE LANDED IN GOOSE BAY, AND THE PAX RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTN PROMPTLY. HE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PLANE. HE HAD A HISTORY OF HEART PROBS.

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.