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Cabin attendant report, B737, bos-sea. Ill passenger lost consciousness. Off duty cabin attendant with rn training monitored passenger with aed, oxygen. Divert to dtw. Paramedics took him to the hospital.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 481204 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zob.artcc |
| State Reference | OH |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 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 : 2 flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 481204 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : off duty observation : passenger |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger didn't feel well. He presented himself as hot and clammy, and said he felt sick and may pass out. The flight attendant in the main cabin got oxygen out and paged for a physician -- none on board. A flight attendant (non revenue) on board, a former nurse, aided at which point the passenger started to go unconscious -- a code red. The flight attendant then got aed and enhanced medical kit. The passenger indicated he didn't take blood pressure medicines. We gave the passenger oxygen and attached the aed and monitored. We diverted to dtw, where medics took over. The flight attendant in the main cabin handled situation appropriately and professionally. I maintained calm in the cabin and assisted the flight attendant as needed. Many passenger on board were connecting to other flts in sea. Many were very anxious with uncertainty of what was happening. Communication to passenger could have been better from sea, or hdq, or the cockpit, regarding connections.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B737, BOS-SEA. ILL PAX LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. OFF DUTY CABIN ATTENDANT WITH RN TRAINING MONITORED PAX WITH AED, OXYGEN. DIVERT TO DTW. PARAMEDICS TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.
Narrative: A PAX DIDN'T FEEL WELL. HE PRESENTED HIMSELF AS HOT AND CLAMMY, AND SAID HE FELT SICK AND MAY PASS OUT. THE FLT ATTENDANT IN THE MAIN CABIN GOT OXYGEN OUT AND PAGED FOR A PHYSICIAN -- NONE ON BOARD. A FLT ATTENDANT (NON REVENUE) ON BOARD, A FORMER NURSE, AIDED AT WHICH POINT THE PAX STARTED TO GO UNCONSCIOUS -- A CODE RED. THE FLT ATTENDANT THEN GOT AED AND ENHANCED MEDICAL KIT. THE PAX INDICATED HE DIDN'T TAKE BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINES. WE GAVE THE PAX OXYGEN AND ATTACHED THE AED AND MONITORED. WE DIVERTED TO DTW, WHERE MEDICS TOOK OVER. THE FLT ATTENDANT IN THE MAIN CABIN HANDLED SIT APPROPRIATELY AND PROFESSIONALLY. I MAINTAINED CALM IN THE CABIN AND ASSISTED THE FLT ATTENDANT AS NEEDED. MANY PAX ON BOARD WERE CONNECTING TO OTHER FLTS IN SEA. MANY WERE VERY ANXIOUS WITH UNCERTAINTY OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. COM TO PAX COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER FROM SEA, OR HDQ, OR THE COCKPIT, REGARDING CONNECTIONS.
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.