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Flight attendant report, B767-300, passenger fainted and revived by passenger md. Taken off in wheelchair, but refused medical help.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 447620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : czqx.artcc |
| State Reference | NF |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czqx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| 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 : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 7 flight attendant time total : 7 flight attendant time type : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 447620 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab#1 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger fainted. I was involved first, directed other flight attendants for oxygen, to notify captain, and page for physician. 2 physicians, sitting in close proximity, helped. I got medical kit, monitored blood pressure, laid her on seats after reseating passenger next to her. Passenger revived, taken off aircraft in wheelchair. She did not want ambulance or medical personnel to meet aircraft. Doctors had no idea why she fainted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767-300, PAX FAINTED AND REVIVED BY PAX MD. TAKEN OFF IN WHEELCHAIR, BUT REFUSED MEDICAL HELP.
Narrative: PAX FAINTED. I WAS INVOLVED FIRST, DIRECTED OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS FOR OXYGEN, TO NOTIFY CAPT, AND PAGE FOR PHYSICIAN. 2 PHYSICIANS, SITTING IN CLOSE PROX, HELPED. I GOT MEDICAL KIT, MONITORED BLOOD PRESSURE, LAID HER ON SEATS AFTER RESEATING PAX NEXT TO HER. PAX REVIVED, TAKEN OFF ACFT IN WHEELCHAIR. SHE DID NOT WANT AMBULANCE OR MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO MEET ACFT. DOCTORS HAD NO IDEA WHY SHE FAINTED.
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.