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Multiple flight attendant report, A300, jfk-mia. Ill passenger, divert to rdu per instructions of passenger md and passenger removed by paramedics.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 449269 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc.artcc |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 449269 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
At XA00, passenger call light illuminated, and complained of dizziness and feeling cold from within. Passenger was waiting and very restless. Both eyes constantly moving, unable to focus. Oxygen applied and a doctor was paged. A doctor responded, and vital signs were taken. Blood pressure was 110/70, pulse 120 -- steady and regular, respiration at 24, temperature at 97.8 orally. As per doctor, pupils checked with flashlight were equal and reactive to light. Both hands cool and clammy. Hand grasps were equal, but weak. Passenger continued to be very restless and writhing, wanting to lie down, arch back and place head over seat cushion. Doctor thought passenger was sick enough to land in rdu instead of continue to mia. So we landed, and paramedics took passenger to hospital in rdu. Supplemental information from acn 449498: she was convulsing and could not contain herself or be contained. The heart was not the problem. Doctor said worst case could be a cerebral hemorrhage and therefore we should get passenger off the plane as soon as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MULTIPLE FLT ATTENDANT RPT, A300, JFK-MIA. ILL PAX, DIVERT TO RDU PER INSTRUCTIONS OF PAX MD AND PAX REMOVED BY PARAMEDICS.
Narrative: AT XA00, PAX CALL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND COMPLAINED OF DIZZINESS AND FEELING COLD FROM WITHIN. PAX WAS WAITING AND VERY RESTLESS. BOTH EYES CONSTANTLY MOVING, UNABLE TO FOCUS. OXYGEN APPLIED AND A DOCTOR WAS PAGED. A DOCTOR RESPONDED, AND VITAL SIGNS WERE TAKEN. BLOOD PRESSURE WAS 110/70, PULSE 120 -- STEADY AND REGULAR, RESPIRATION AT 24, TEMP AT 97.8 ORALLY. AS PER DOCTOR, PUPILS CHKED WITH FLASHLIGHT WERE EQUAL AND REACTIVE TO LIGHT. BOTH HANDS COOL AND CLAMMY. HAND GRASPS WERE EQUAL, BUT WEAK. PAX CONTINUED TO BE VERY RESTLESS AND WRITHING, WANTING TO LIE DOWN, ARCH BACK AND PLACE HEAD OVER SEAT CUSHION. DOCTOR THOUGHT PAX WAS SICK ENOUGH TO LAND IN RDU INSTEAD OF CONTINUE TO MIA. SO WE LANDED, AND PARAMEDICS TOOK PAX TO HOSPITAL IN RDU. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 449498: SHE WAS CONVULSING AND COULD NOT CONTAIN HERSELF OR BE CONTAINED. THE HEART WAS NOT THE PROB. DOCTOR SAID WORST CASE COULD BE A CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE AND THEREFORE WE SHOULD GET PAX OFF THE PLANE ASAP.
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.