Cabin attendant report, MD87, lax-rno, woman on prescription drugs, drank alcohol and passed out. Oxygen administered. Paramedics removed passenger to hospital.

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Attributes
ACN	467806
Time
Date	200002
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zla.artcc
State Reference	CA
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc tracon : cvg.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-87
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 : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 1 flight attendant time total : 1
ASRS Report	467806
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : rpt'r #4
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

A passenger xy traveling with son in first class seats. Ms xy had one bloody mary at pre-departure, no unusual behavior. After takeoff, she had one more bloody mary. About 20 mins into the flight, passenger Z yelled for flight attendant. The flight attendant came for me and I shook passenger for some response -- seemed to be unconscious. We brought her to the floor, determined she was breathing, and administered oxygen. She began to respond. She stayed in a semi-unconscious state. The captain was informed and radioed for paramedics to meet the flight. We gathered information and found she was on medication -- xanax and carisoprodol, prescribed by a doctor. Landed in reno with passenger on oxygen, lying on floor. Once the aircraft door opened, emt's took over. The passenger was able to respond to questions and eventually stood up and walked off with emt's. We were told she was taken to local hospital.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, MD87, LAX-RNO, WOMAN ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, DRANK ALCOHOL AND PASSED OUT. OXYGEN ADMINISTERED. PARAMEDICS REMOVED PAX TO HOSPITAL.

Narrative: A PAX XY TRAVELING WITH SON IN FIRST CLASS SEATS. MS XY HAD ONE BLOODY MARY AT PRE-DEP, NO UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR. AFTER TKOF, SHE HAD ONE MORE BLOODY MARY. ABOUT 20 MINS INTO THE FLT, PAX Z YELLED FOR FLT ATTENDANT. THE FLT ATTENDANT CAME FOR ME AND I SHOOK PAX FOR SOME RESPONSE -- SEEMED TO BE UNCONSCIOUS. WE BROUGHT HER TO THE FLOOR, DETERMINED SHE WAS BREATHING, AND ADMINISTERED OXYGEN. SHE BEGAN TO RESPOND. SHE STAYED IN A SEMI-UNCONSCIOUS STATE. THE CAPT WAS INFORMED AND RADIOED FOR PARAMEDICS TO MEET THE FLT. WE GATHERED INFO AND FOUND SHE WAS ON MEDICATION -- XANAX AND CARISOPRODOL, PRESCRIBED BY A DOCTOR. LANDED IN RENO WITH PAX ON OXYGEN, LYING ON FLOOR. ONCE THE ACFT DOOR OPENED, EMT'S TOOK OVER. THE PAX WAS ABLE TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS AND EVENTUALLY STOOD UP AND WALKED OFF WITH EMT'S. WE WERE TOLD SHE WAS TAKEN TO LCL HOSPITAL.

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.