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Cabin attendant report, S80, dfw-ord. Passenger had possible heart attack. Oxygen and defibrillator used. Divert to bna for medical assistance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 471170 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zme.artcc |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| 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 : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 471170 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger in first class was complaining of chest pain and having a hard time breathing. He went unconscious and the #1 and #3 flight attendants laid him on the floor. They gave him oxygen and put the aed on him to monitor him. We diverted to bna and the plane was met by emergency crews.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, S80, DFW-ORD. PAX HAD POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK. OXYGEN AND DEFIBRILLATOR USED. DIVERT TO BNA FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
Narrative: A PAX IN FIRST CLASS WAS COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAIN AND HAVING A HARD TIME BREATHING. HE WENT UNCONSCIOUS AND THE #1 AND #3 FLT ATTENDANTS LAID HIM ON THE FLOOR. THEY GAVE HIM OXYGEN AND PUT THE AED ON HIM TO MONITOR HIM. WE DIVERTED TO BNA AND THE PLANE WAS MET BY EMER CREWS.
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.