Narrative:

Approximately 2 - 2 1/2 hours after takeoff, during the pick-up phase of the meal service, a woman in the aft 1/3 of main cabin alerted me that her husband was 'having a seizure.' when I got to him, he appeared to be unconscious. I asked 'a' flight attendant to notify purser, 'B' flight attendant brought an oxygen unit. The passenger was not violent. We made him as comfortable as we could. I asked his wife about his medical condition and their travel that day. (They had had a long day at that time.) as we were speaking, the purser arrived to assess and help. The man regained consciousness and was unaware anything had happened to him. Purser began to administer oxygen. I continued to complete pick-up and to assist as needed. The decision was made to land the airplane. Jfk airport medical personnel removed the man and woman. We remained on the ground approximately 45 mins to 1 hour longer, then continued our flight to fra. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the wife told them that her husband was an epileptic and was having a seizure. A doctor was paged for, but only an emt person came forward. The captain then made a decision to land at jfk for medical attention.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767-300, DFW-FRA, PAX HAD EPILEPTIC ATTACK AND PASSED OUT. DIVERT TO JFK TO REMOVE PAX FOR HOSPITAL.

Narrative: APPROX 2 - 2 1/2 HRS AFTER TKOF, DURING THE PICK-UP PHASE OF THE MEAL SVC, A WOMAN IN THE AFT 1/3 OF MAIN CABIN ALERTED ME THAT HER HUSBAND WAS 'HAVING A SEIZURE.' WHEN I GOT TO HIM, HE APPEARED TO BE UNCONSCIOUS. I ASKED 'A' FLT ATTENDANT TO NOTIFY PURSER, 'B' FLT ATTENDANT BROUGHT AN OXYGEN UNIT. THE PAX WAS NOT VIOLENT. WE MADE HIM AS COMFORTABLE AS WE COULD. I ASKED HIS WIFE ABOUT HIS MEDICAL CONDITION AND THEIR TRAVEL THAT DAY. (THEY HAD HAD A LONG DAY AT THAT TIME.) AS WE WERE SPEAKING, THE PURSER ARRIVED TO ASSESS AND HELP. THE MAN REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS AND WAS UNAWARE ANYTHING HAD HAPPENED TO HIM. PURSER BEGAN TO ADMINISTER OXYGEN. I CONTINUED TO COMPLETE PICK-UP AND TO ASSIST AS NEEDED. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND THE AIRPLANE. JFK ARPT MEDICAL PERSONNEL REMOVED THE MAN AND WOMAN. WE REMAINED ON THE GND APPROX 45 MINS TO 1 HR LONGER, THEN CONTINUED OUR FLT TO FRA. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE WIFE TOLD THEM THAT HER HUSBAND WAS AN EPILEPTIC AND WAS HAVING A SEIZURE. A DOCTOR WAS PAGED FOR, BUT ONLY AN EMT PERSON CAME FORWARD. THE CAPT THEN MADE A DECISION TO LAND AT JFK FOR MEDICAL ATTN.

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.