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Flight attendant report, B757, lax-dfw, passenger had seizure and was monitored by passenger doctor. Diverted to abq for hospitalization.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 445218 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zab.artcc |
| State Reference | NM |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| 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 flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 8 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 7 flight attendant time total : 7 flight attendant time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 445218 |
| 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 |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Main cabin flight attendants were notified of passenger having a problem. Flight attendant discovered female passenger, age mid 20's, having a seizure and bleeding from the mouth. Cockpit was notified and we paged for a doctor. We monitored passenger until a doctor idented himself. He continued to monitor passenger, who never lost consciousness, however was in and out of responsiveness. Oxygen was not needed and not administered. Captain diverted to abq where aircraft was met by emt personnel and passenger was removed from aircraft on her own and taken to the hospital. When passenger was leaving aircraft, she indicated she did not remember having a seizure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B757, LAX-DFW, PAX HAD SEIZURE AND WAS MONITORED BY PAX DOCTOR. DIVERTED TO ABQ FOR HOSPITALIZATION.
Narrative: MAIN CABIN FLT ATTENDANTS WERE NOTIFIED OF PAX HAVING A PROB. FLT ATTENDANT DISCOVERED FEMALE PAX, AGE MID 20'S, HAVING A SEIZURE AND BLEEDING FROM THE MOUTH. COCKPIT WAS NOTIFIED AND WE PAGED FOR A DOCTOR. WE MONITORED PAX UNTIL A DOCTOR IDENTED HIMSELF. HE CONTINUED TO MONITOR PAX, WHO NEVER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, HOWEVER WAS IN AND OUT OF RESPONSIVENESS. OXYGEN WAS NOT NEEDED AND NOT ADMINISTERED. CAPT DIVERTED TO ABQ WHERE ACFT WAS MET BY EMT PERSONNEL AND PAX WAS REMOVED FROM ACFT ON HER OWN AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. WHEN PAX WAS LEAVING ACFT, SHE INDICATED SHE DID NOT REMEMBER HAVING A SEIZURE.
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.