Narrative:

Passenger fainted. During his collapse he injured his right ankle. Due to the condition of the passenger, the attending physicians used a splint from the aircraft's first aid kit to stabilize the ankle. The captain called for paramedics to meet the flight. The passenger was unable to exit in an aisle chair because the center aisle was too narrow. However, by holding onto the seat backs and not placing weight on the injury, he was able to exit the aircraft. Flight attendant #2 stayed with passenger holding his hand the entire time. I went to get flight attendant #1 and he informed the captain of the situation. I helped open the first aid kit and assisted the physicians with the splint. With teamwork, the medical emergency went smoothly.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT ON B727-200 MIA-DFW. PAX FAINTED, INJURING ANKLE. PAX MD ADMINISTERED FIRST AID. PARAMEDICS MET AIRPLANE.

Narrative: PAX FAINTED. DURING HIS COLLAPSE HE INJURED HIS R ANKLE. DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE PAX, THE ATTENDING PHYSICIANS USED A SPLINT FROM THE ACFT'S FIRST AID KIT TO STABILIZE THE ANKLE. THE CAPT CALLED FOR PARAMEDICS TO MEET THE FLT. THE PAX WAS UNABLE TO EXIT IN AN AISLE CHAIR BECAUSE THE CTR AISLE WAS TOO NARROW. HOWEVER, BY HOLDING ONTO THE SEAT BACKS AND NOT PLACING WT ON THE INJURY, HE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE ACFT. FLT ATTENDANT #2 STAYED WITH PAX HOLDING HIS HAND THE ENTIRE TIME. I WENT TO GET FLT ATTENDANT #1 AND HE INFORMED THE CAPT OF THE SIT. I HELPED OPEN THE FIRST AID KIT AND ASSISTED THE PHYSICIANS WITH THE SPLINT. WITH TEAMWORK, THE MEDICAL EMER WENT SMOOTHLY.

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.