Narrative:

Flight attendant working in the aft portion of plane noted: passenger was acting strangely, blank stares, then started to go into convulsions/left arm shook, then vomited food onto floor. Passenger was moved by flight attendants onboard to aft galley, blew air into passenger. Passenger continued to have trouble breathing. Administered oxygen, when event started, after vomiting, a page was made for rn or md. Rn onboard assisted with vitals using blood pressure cuffs and stethoscope. Passenger medical record of non insulin dependent diabetic. Passenger left glucose kit in unit case in cargo. Unable to obtain due to the fact kit was in cargo. No history of heart problems stated by family. Crew did best to keep passenger calm, so he could breathe easier. We kept passenger seated upright, administered oxygen. We did grab the 'grab and go' kit and aed (defibrillator) just in case condition worsened into heart trouble. We asked if he had chest pain. Passenger said no, just trouble breathing. Rn monitored blood pressure by palpitation. Blood pressure was high and pulse was rapid. Passenger was cold and clammy. We gave him orange juice to help him with blood sugar level. The orange juice helped a lot and so did the oxygen. He was able to breathe better and color improved. We stayed with passenger. The captain was notified immediately about poor condition of passenger. We told him all information and to land as soon as possible. We kept pilots informed of passenger's condition. Paramedics came onboard in ord. Crew worked together well. Great team effort to help passenger.

Google
 

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B757, LAX-EWR, MEDICAL EMER, DIVERT TO ORD FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, PAX TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT WORKING IN THE AFT PORTION OF PLANE NOTED: PAX WAS ACTING STRANGELY, BLANK STARES, THEN STARTED TO GO INTO CONVULSIONS/L ARM SHOOK, THEN VOMITED FOOD ONTO FLOOR. PAX WAS MOVED BY FLT ATTENDANTS ONBOARD TO AFT GALLEY, BLEW AIR INTO PAX. PAX CONTINUED TO HAVE TROUBLE BREATHING. ADMINISTERED OXYGEN, WHEN EVENT STARTED, AFTER VOMITING, A PAGE WAS MADE FOR RN OR MD. RN ONBOARD ASSISTED WITH VITALS USING BLOOD PRESSURE CUFFS AND STETHOSCOPE. PAX MEDICAL RECORD OF NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETIC. PAX LEFT GLUCOSE KIT IN UNIT CASE IN CARGO. UNABLE TO OBTAIN DUE TO THE FACT KIT WAS IN CARGO. NO HISTORY OF HEART PROBS STATED BY FAMILY. CREW DID BEST TO KEEP PAX CALM, SO HE COULD BREATHE EASIER. WE KEPT PAX SEATED UPRIGHT, ADMINISTERED OXYGEN. WE DID GRAB THE 'GRAB AND GO' KIT AND AED (DEFIBRILLATOR) JUST IN CASE CONDITION WORSENED INTO HEART TROUBLE. WE ASKED IF HE HAD CHEST PAIN. PAX SAID NO, JUST TROUBLE BREATHING. RN MONITORED BLOOD PRESSURE BY PALPITATION. BLOOD PRESSURE WAS HIGH AND PULSE WAS RAPID. PAX WAS COLD AND CLAMMY. WE GAVE HIM ORANGE JUICE TO HELP HIM WITH BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL. THE ORANGE JUICE HELPED A LOT AND SO DID THE OXYGEN. HE WAS ABLE TO BREATHE BETTER AND COLOR IMPROVED. WE STAYED WITH PAX. THE CAPT WAS NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY ABOUT POOR CONDITION OF PAX. WE TOLD HIM ALL INFO AND TO LAND ASAP. WE KEPT PLTS INFORMED OF PAX'S CONDITION. PARAMEDICS CAME ONBOARD IN ORD. CREW WORKED TOGETHER WELL. GREAT TEAM EFFORT TO HELP PAX.

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.