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Cabin attendant report, MD80, dfw-yyz. Passenger lost consciousness, fell and hit his head. Md on board monitored him. Return to dallas for medical assistance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 468585 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : d10.tracon |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon tracon : y90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| 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 : 1.4 flight attendant time total : 1.4 flight attendant time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 468585 |
| 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 : cab #2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to assigned airspace other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger was found in the aisle by 2 flight attendants, who said that the passenger appeared to be unconscious and unresponsive, but breathing. We paged for an md or nurse. There was a pediatrician on board. I grabbed oxygen and gave it to the doctor. We also applied ice to his head. By the time we were about to land, the passenger was starting to respond to questions. Supposedly the passenger was heading toward the back of aircraft, fell and hit his head on the arm rest. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the flight returned to dallas for the passenger to be rushed to a local hospital.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, DFW-YYZ. PAX LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD. MD ON BOARD MONITORED HIM. RETURN TO DALLAS FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
Narrative: A PAX WAS FOUND IN THE AISLE BY 2 FLT ATTENDANTS, WHO SAID THAT THE PAX APPEARED TO BE UNCONSCIOUS AND UNRESPONSIVE, BUT BREATHING. WE PAGED FOR AN MD OR NURSE. THERE WAS A PEDIATRICIAN ON BOARD. I GRABBED OXYGEN AND GAVE IT TO THE DOCTOR. WE ALSO APPLIED ICE TO HIS HEAD. BY THE TIME WE WERE ABOUT TO LAND, THE PAX WAS STARTING TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. SUPPOSEDLY THE PAX WAS HEADING TOWARD THE BACK OF ACFT, FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ARM REST. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE FLT RETURNED TO DALLAS FOR THE PAX TO BE RUSHED TO A 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.