Narrative:

Flight X reached cruise altitude, and lunch service began. A passenger complained of a pain in his right lower back and in his front groin area, right side. I gave him a pillow and asked if he knew what it could be. He said he had a history of calcium deposits and kidney stones. He was persistently in pain, looked pale and pasty. He was vomiting and needed to be moved to the first class galley floor. He could not get relief. A doctor was paged. An ob/gyn and nurse practitioner assisted. Captain X had a dialogue with dr and decided to land in rdu. Paramedics came on board and passenger went to local hospital. I was with passenger the whole time. I placed cold and wet towels on his head and neck. Gave him crushed ice and just comforted him until we landed. I called our airline to file my captain's decision was a good one. The passenger was in much pain and should have been denied boarding. All passenger missed connections upon arrival into miami. Captain's decision to land was based on: the passenger was suffering and getting worse, vomiting more frequently and in more pain. He could not situation upright. No one diagnosed the passenger's problem, they only suggested what it might be. In the passenger's best interest for good health and immediate treatment, the captain decided to land. The passenger's family was notified by passenger service and by me. I called his father and spoke to him personally and to his sister. I called 2 days later to see how he was, and he was on pain medication and home in new york.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, A300, JFK-MIA. DIVERT TO RDU FOR PAX IN SEVERE PAIN, VOMITING, COULD NOT SIT. PAX MD AND REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER INTERVENED, TOLD CAPT TO LAND ASAP. PAX TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

Narrative: FLT X REACHED CRUISE ALT, AND LUNCH SVC BEGAN. A PAX COMPLAINED OF A PAIN IN HIS R LOWER BACK AND IN HIS FRONT GROIN AREA, R SIDE. I GAVE HIM A PILLOW AND ASKED IF HE KNEW WHAT IT COULD BE. HE SAID HE HAD A HISTORY OF CALCIUM DEPOSITS AND KIDNEY STONES. HE WAS PERSISTENTLY IN PAIN, LOOKED PALE AND PASTY. HE WAS VOMITING AND NEEDED TO BE MOVED TO THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY FLOOR. HE COULD NOT GET RELIEF. A DOCTOR WAS PAGED. AN OB/GYN AND NURSE PRACTITIONER ASSISTED. CAPT X HAD A DIALOGUE WITH DR AND DECIDED TO LAND IN RDU. PARAMEDICS CAME ON BOARD AND PAX WENT TO LCL HOSPITAL. I WAS WITH PAX THE WHOLE TIME. I PLACED COLD AND WET TOWELS ON HIS HEAD AND NECK. GAVE HIM CRUSHED ICE AND JUST COMFORTED HIM UNTIL WE LANDED. I CALLED OUR AIRLINE TO FILE MY CAPT'S DECISION WAS A GOOD ONE. THE PAX WAS IN MUCH PAIN AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN DENIED BOARDING. ALL PAX MISSED CONNECTIONS UPON ARR INTO MIAMI. CAPT'S DECISION TO LAND WAS BASED ON: THE PAX WAS SUFFERING AND GETTING WORSE, VOMITING MORE FREQUENTLY AND IN MORE PAIN. HE COULD NOT SIT UPRIGHT. NO ONE DIAGNOSED THE PAX'S PROB, THEY ONLY SUGGESTED WHAT IT MIGHT BE. IN THE PAX'S BEST INTEREST FOR GOOD HEALTH AND IMMEDIATE TREATMENT, THE CAPT DECIDED TO LAND. THE PAX'S FAMILY WAS NOTIFIED BY PAX SVC AND BY ME. I CALLED HIS FATHER AND SPOKE TO HIM PERSONALLY AND TO HIS SISTER. I CALLED 2 DAYS LATER TO SEE HOW HE WAS, AND HE WAS ON PAIN MEDICATION AND HOME IN NEW YORK.

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.