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Cabin attendant report, B767-200, jfk-lhr. Unconscious passenger given automatic external defibrillator, cpr, mmr. Divert to shannon for medical help. Questions training for automatic external defibrillator, when to tell if passenger is dead.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 480750 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : eisn.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : eisn.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| 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 : 9 flight attendant time total : 9 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 480750 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger was unconscious and not breathing. We used the automatic external defibrillator. The automatic external defibrillator kept saying 'analyzing diagnostics' over and over. Then it said 'begin cpr and mmr.' also, it said 'check pulse and stand back,' but it did not say 'give shock.' so we had just began mmr and cpr for 45 mins, until we diverted to shannon, ireland. Also, the automatic external defibrillator is very hard to hear with the jet engines -- 'very' hard to hear. I don't remember in training when someone is dead the automatic external defibrillator keeps saying 'analyzing diagnostics.' the training needs to make this clear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767-200, JFK-LHR. UNCONSCIOUS PAX GIVEN AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR, CPR, MMR. DIVERT TO SHANNON FOR MEDICAL HELP. QUESTIONS TRAINING FOR AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR, WHEN TO TELL IF PAX IS DEAD.
Narrative: A PAX WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND NOT BREATHING. WE USED THE AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR. THE AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR KEPT SAYING 'ANALYZING DIAGNOSTICS' OVER AND OVER. THEN IT SAID 'BEGIN CPR AND MMR.' ALSO, IT SAID 'CHK PULSE AND STAND BACK,' BUT IT DID NOT SAY 'GIVE SHOCK.' SO WE HAD JUST BEGAN MMR AND CPR FOR 45 MINS, UNTIL WE DIVERTED TO SHANNON, IRELAND. ALSO, THE AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR IS VERY HARD TO HEAR WITH THE JET ENGS -- 'VERY' HARD TO HEAR. I DON'T REMEMBER IN TRAINING WHEN SOMEONE IS DEAD THE AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR KEEPS SAYING 'ANALYZING DIAGNOSTICS.' THE TRAINING NEEDS TO MAKE THIS CLR.
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.