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Flight attendant report, S80, ord-elp, passenger choked on food and passed out. Flight attendant did heimlich maneuver, saved passenger life.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 455878 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199911 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| 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 : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 1 flight attendant time total : 1 flight attendant time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 455878 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
During the meal service, a passenger began choking on his food. He was attempting to cough to dislodge food. I was in the aisle approximately 1 row behind passenger, when I noticed him choking. The next thing I knew, he slumped over in his seat. I reached around him from behind him and did the heimlich maneuver. This dislodged the food. I gave him a glass of water and he said he was fine. He later told me he had no recollection of passing out.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, S80, ORD-ELP, PAX CHOKED ON FOOD AND PASSED OUT. FLT ATTENDANT DID HEIMLICH MANEUVER, SAVED PAX LIFE.
Narrative: DURING THE MEAL SVC, A PAX BEGAN CHOKING ON HIS FOOD. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO COUGH TO DISLODGE FOOD. I WAS IN THE AISLE APPROX 1 ROW BEHIND PAX, WHEN I NOTICED HIM CHOKING. THE NEXT THING I KNEW, HE SLUMPED OVER IN HIS SEAT. I REACHED AROUND HIM FROM BEHIND HIM AND DID THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER. THIS DISLODGED THE FOOD. I GAVE HIM A GLASS OF WATER AND HE SAID HE WAS FINE. HE LATER TOLD ME HE HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF PASSING OUT.
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.