Narrative:

During cruise, our captain became incapacitated. The flight attendants worked with a couple of doctors (who happened to be onboard) to revive him. We (on the flight deck) declared an emergency and landed as soon as possible, asking for medics to meet the flight. We were told that the doctors onboard used the defibrillator out of the onboard expanded medical kit to try to revive the captain. The captain was declared dead after landing and we were towed to the gate to be met by a coroner. In the ensuing activity with police, medical examiners, and airport and company personnel, we forgot to make a logbook write-up to the effect that the expanded medical kit had been opened and the defibrillator used. It was not until a day or so after the event that it was remembered. Possibly, a checklist catered to an onboard medical emergency would have been helpful, something to remind us of the paperwork aspect after experiencing a tragedy.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10 FLC FORGETS TO MAKE A LOGBOOK ENTRY FOR USE OF THE MEDICAL KIT DEFIBRILLATOR AFTER A FUTILE ATTEMPT TO REVIVE THE CAPT WHO HAD SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK DURING CRUISE FLT NEAR MSP ON FREQ WITH ZMP, MN.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE, OUR CAPT BECAME INCAPACITATED. THE FLT ATTENDANTS WORKED WITH A COUPLE OF DOCTORS (WHO HAPPENED TO BE ONBOARD) TO REVIVE HIM. WE (ON THE FLT DECK) DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, ASKING FOR MEDICS TO MEET THE FLT. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE DOCTORS ONBOARD USED THE DEFIBRILLATOR OUT OF THE ONBOARD EXPANDED MEDICAL KIT TO TRY TO REVIVE THE CAPT. THE CAPT WAS DECLARED DEAD AFTER LNDG AND WE WERE TOWED TO THE GATE TO BE MET BY A CORONER. IN THE ENSUING ACTIVITY WITH POLICE, MEDICAL EXAMINERS, AND ARPT AND COMPANY PERSONNEL, WE FORGOT TO MAKE A LOGBOOK WRITE-UP TO THE EFFECT THAT THE EXPANDED MEDICAL KIT HAD BEEN OPENED AND THE DEFIBRILLATOR USED. IT WAS NOT UNTIL A DAY OR SO AFTER THE EVENT THAT IT WAS REMEMBERED. POSSIBLY, A CHKLIST CATERED TO AN ONBOARD MEDICAL EMER WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL, SOMETHING TO REMIND US OF THE PAPERWORK ASPECT AFTER EXPERIENCING A TRAGEDY.

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.