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Flight attendant report, B737, bos-sjc, passenger with history of heart problems had apparent heart attack, passenger md intervention. Divert to msp for hospitalization.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 455320 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zmp.artcc |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : 1.2 flight attendant time total : 1.2 flight attendant time type : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 455320 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| 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:
A woman passenger called over #4 flight attendant and said she was having difficulty breathing and had severe pains in middle section of chest. She showed many prescriptions and a doctor was paged. She had a heart attach in march, was diabetic, and had a stroke in the past, too. We gave oxygen and a doctor was available and administered nitroglycerin out of advanced medical kit located on aircraft. We landed and emt's met flight in msp. Passenger was conscious the whole time. The doctor, captain, and crew all thought it was best to land immediately.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B737, BOS-SJC, PAX WITH HISTORY OF HEART PROBS HAD APPARENT HEART ATTACK, PAX MD INTERVENTION. DIVERT TO MSP FOR HOSPITALIZATION.
Narrative: A WOMAN PAX CALLED OVER #4 FLT ATTENDANT AND SAID SHE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND HAD SEVERE PAINS IN MIDDLE SECTION OF CHEST. SHE SHOWED MANY PRESCRIPTIONS AND A DOCTOR WAS PAGED. SHE HAD A HEART ATTACH IN MARCH, WAS DIABETIC, AND HAD A STROKE IN THE PAST, TOO. WE GAVE OXYGEN AND A DOCTOR WAS AVAILABLE AND ADMINISTERED NITROGLYCERIN OUT OF ADVANCED MEDICAL KIT LOCATED ON ACFT. WE LANDED AND EMT'S MET FLT IN MSP. PAX WAS CONSCIOUS THE WHOLE TIME. THE DOCTOR, CAPT, AND CREW ALL THOUGHT IT WAS BEST TO LAND IMMEDIATELY.
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.