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Cabin attendant, MD80, dfw-lgb. Ill woman. Passenger md perception ulcer attack. Medical priority. Paramedics took woman to hospital.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 473738 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 8 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 473738 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : rptr #2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Just before we started the meal service, someone noticed a passenger sitting on the lavatory floor and wanted to know if she was ok. At that point, I remembered seeing her come back to the lavatory, looking like she really didn't feel well. When asked, she had taken some medication earlier and on an empty stomach, so she was nauseous. We gave her a bagel and she was feeling better. Then about 30-45 mins before landing, she was doubled up in the seat, screaming with pain. We found a doctor on board who was able to talk to her and ascertain that she had had a problem with ulcers in the past and 'possibly' was currently having an attack. The cockpit notified ground personnel and we were met by an ambulance and paramedics, who took her off the aircraft on a stretcher.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT, MD80, DFW-LGB. ILL WOMAN. PAX MD PERCEPTION ULCER ATTACK. MEDICAL PRIORITY. PARAMEDICS TOOK WOMAN TO HOSPITAL.
Narrative: JUST BEFORE WE STARTED THE MEAL SVC, SOMEONE NOTICED A PAX SITTING ON THE LAVATORY FLOOR AND WANTED TO KNOW IF SHE WAS OK. AT THAT POINT, I REMEMBERED SEEING HER COME BACK TO THE LAVATORY, LOOKING LIKE SHE REALLY DIDN'T FEEL WELL. WHEN ASKED, SHE HAD TAKEN SOME MEDICATION EARLIER AND ON AN EMPTY STOMACH, SO SHE WAS NAUSEOUS. WE GAVE HER A BAGEL AND SHE WAS FEELING BETTER. THEN ABOUT 30-45 MINS BEFORE LNDG, SHE WAS DOUBLED UP IN THE SEAT, SCREAMING WITH PAIN. WE FOUND A DOCTOR ON BOARD WHO WAS ABLE TO TALK TO HER AND ASCERTAIN THAT SHE HAD HAD A PROB WITH ULCERS IN THE PAST AND 'POSSIBLY' WAS CURRENTLY HAVING AN ATTACK. THE COCKPIT NOTIFIED GND PERSONNEL AND WE WERE MET BY AN AMBULANCE AND PARAMEDICS, WHO TOOK HER OFF THE ACFT ON A STRETCHER.
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.