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Attributes | |
ACN | 483149 |
Time | |
Date | 200008 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : zme.artcc |
State Reference | TN |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
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 : 18 flight attendant time total : 7 flight attendant time type : 85 |
ASRS Report | 483149 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight attendant : on duty |
Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
Events | |
Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger (flight attendant) ms X was seated in xd. During pick-up, she told me she was feeling light headed. As I was telling her to situation back and relax, I opened her air vent. She soon passed out. I immediately shook her to see if she was alright, but there was no response. I then yelled 'code red' to the #2 flight attendant. She then called up front to the #1 flight attendant who brought back the necessary items. Ms X regained consciousness during that time. She had been 'out' for only several seconds. Luckily, there was a nurse sitting in yf, mr X, who then came to assist me. I left ms X only to get the walkaround oxygen bottle, while the nurse was tending to her. I administered oxygen to her for a couple of mins. She told me she was feeling much better and wanted a glass of coke. Soon the captain came back to talk to the nurse. It was then agreed to divert to sdf. On the ground, the medical personnel came on board to look at ms X. Everything checked out to be fine. Even with that report, the captain wanted ms X to deplane, which of course she did, even though she insisted she was fine. Passenger cooperation during this incident was very good during this time. We soon took off for dfw.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, S80, LGA-DFW. PAX LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, PAX RN INTERVENED, CONFERRED WITH CAPT, DIVERT TO SDF. MEDICAL HELP.
Narrative: A PAX (FLT ATTENDANT) MS X WAS SEATED IN XD. DURING PICK-UP, SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS FEELING LIGHT HEADED. AS I WAS TELLING HER TO SIT BACK AND RELAX, I OPENED HER AIR VENT. SHE SOON PASSED OUT. I IMMEDIATELY SHOOK HER TO SEE IF SHE WAS ALRIGHT, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I THEN YELLED 'CODE RED' TO THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT. SHE THEN CALLED UP FRONT TO THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT WHO BROUGHT BACK THE NECESSARY ITEMS. MS X REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS DURING THAT TIME. SHE HAD BEEN 'OUT' FOR ONLY SEVERAL SECONDS. LUCKILY, THERE WAS A NURSE SITTING IN YF, MR X, WHO THEN CAME TO ASSIST ME. I LEFT MS X ONLY TO GET THE WALKAROUND OXYGEN BOTTLE, WHILE THE NURSE WAS TENDING TO HER. I ADMINISTERED OXYGEN TO HER FOR A COUPLE OF MINS. SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS FEELING MUCH BETTER AND WANTED A GLASS OF COKE. SOON THE CAPT CAME BACK TO TALK TO THE NURSE. IT WAS THEN AGREED TO DIVERT TO SDF. ON THE GND, THE MEDICAL PERSONNEL CAME ON BOARD TO LOOK AT MS X. EVERYTHING CHKED OUT TO BE FINE. EVEN WITH THAT RPT, THE CAPT WANTED MS X TO DEPLANE, WHICH OF COURSE SHE DID, EVEN THOUGH SHE INSISTED SHE WAS FINE. PAX COOPERATION DURING THIS INCIDENT WAS VERY GOOD DURING THIS TIME. WE SOON TOOK OFF FOR DFW.
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.