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Cabin attendant report, S80, dfw-lga. Jet bridge was pulled, passenger started choking. Cabin attendant performed heimlich maneuver and passenger md assisted woman's recovery.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 463174 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| 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 | ground : parked ground other : jet bridge pulled |
| 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 : 4 flight attendant time total : 4 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 463174 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A flight attendant call button was pushed over seat X. Then mr X pointed to mrs xy, who was choking. I performed the heimlich maneuver a few times. Mr X advised #1 flight attendant and she told the cockpit and paged for a doctor or nurse. Dr xx assisted. Mrs xy spit up, felt better, and drank water. We continued to lga.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, S80, DFW-LGA. JET BRIDGE WAS PULLED, PAX STARTED CHOKING. CABIN ATTENDANT PERFORMED HEIMLICH MANEUVER AND PAX MD ASSISTED WOMAN'S RECOVERY.
Narrative: A FLT ATTENDANT CALL BUTTON WAS PUSHED OVER SEAT X. THEN MR X POINTED TO MRS XY, WHO WAS CHOKING. I PERFORMED THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER A FEW TIMES. MR X ADVISED #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND SHE TOLD THE COCKPIT AND PAGED FOR A DOCTOR OR NURSE. DR XX ASSISTED. MRS XY SPIT UP, FELT BETTER, AND DRANK WATER. WE CONTINUED TO LGA.
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.