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Multiple cabin attendant report, B757, lax-fll, passenger had medical emergency, divert to msy. Passenger removed by paramedics.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 463153 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zhu.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 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 oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 4 flight attendant time total : 4 flight attendant time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 462162 |
| Person 2 | |
| 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 : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 463153 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Medical emergency. Passenger was unresponsive to lifting arm. Passenger was touched several times by flight attendants, with no response. After being shuffled to the floor, there was no pulse/breath detected for about 15-30 seconds. Oxygen was administered, doctor paged, and aed was retrieved, but not used. Passenger came to after taking oxygen and after a few mins sat back in seat. She was removed at msy for medical examination. Upon landing, she vomited. All the flight attendants noticed she appeared very pale in color. The passenger spoke no english. Friends translated for her. Passenger walked off plane with no further incident. Supplemental information from acn 463153: captain made an unscheduled landing in msy. Treatment given was listed via the captain and against passenger will, continued to fll without her.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MULTIPLE CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B757, LAX-FLL, PAX HAD MEDICAL EMER, DIVERT TO MSY. PAX REMOVED BY PARAMEDICS.
Narrative: MEDICAL EMER. PAX WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO LIFTING ARM. PAX WAS TOUCHED SEVERAL TIMES BY FLT ATTENDANTS, WITH NO RESPONSE. AFTER BEING SHUFFLED TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS NO PULSE/BREATH DETECTED FOR ABOUT 15-30 SECONDS. OXYGEN WAS ADMINISTERED, DOCTOR PAGED, AND AED WAS RETRIEVED, BUT NOT USED. PAX CAME TO AFTER TAKING OXYGEN AND AFTER A FEW MINS SAT BACK IN SEAT. SHE WAS REMOVED AT MSY FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATION. UPON LNDG, SHE VOMITED. ALL THE FLT ATTENDANTS NOTICED SHE APPEARED VERY PALE IN COLOR. THE PAX SPOKE NO ENGLISH. FRIENDS TRANSLATED FOR HER. PAX WALKED OFF PLANE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 463153: CAPT MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LNDG IN MSY. TREATMENT GIVEN WAS LISTED VIA THE CAPT AND AGAINST PAX WILL, CONTINUED TO FLL WITHOUT HER.
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.