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Cabin attendant report, B757, sjc-jfk. Woman had severe allergic reaction to nuts in salad. Divert to den. Paramedics took her to hospital.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 486015 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdv.artcc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 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 : 8 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 10.5 flight attendant time total : 10.5 flight attendant time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 486015 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| 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 flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger ate a nut in the salad and had an allergic reaction in her throat, which started swelling shut. We paged for a doctor. No doctor onboard. She had her own benadryl and took 4 tablets. She refused oxygen when offered to assist her with breathing. We landed at den. Medical paramedics removed the passenger. We continued to jfk.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B757, SJC-JFK. WOMAN HAD SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION TO NUTS IN SALAD. DIVERT TO DEN. PARAMEDICS TOOK HER TO HOSPITAL.
Narrative: A PAX ATE A NUT IN THE SALAD AND HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION IN HER THROAT, WHICH STARTED SWELLING SHUT. WE PAGED FOR A DOCTOR. NO DOCTOR ONBOARD. SHE HAD HER OWN BENADRYL AND TOOK 4 TABLETS. SHE REFUSED OXYGEN WHEN OFFERED TO ASSIST HER WITH BREATHING. WE LANDED AT DEN. MEDICAL PARAMEDICS REMOVED THE PAX. WE CONTINUED TO JFK.
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.