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Cabin attendant report, S80, dfw-dca. Unconscious passenger. Oxygen, aed used. Divert to bna. Passenger taken to hospital, later died of an aortic aneurysm.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 486380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| 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 : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 486380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : rptr #2 |
| 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 was unconscious. I was notified of the ill passenger by fellow passenger. I began unconscious passenger checklist procedures. I gave oxygen to the ill passenger. The passenger regained consciousness. The passenger was attached to aed heart machine. We diverted flight to bna. Paramedics took the conscious passenger to a medical center. Unfortunately, a few hours later the passenger died. The passenger had an aortic aneurysm, I have since learned. Great teamwork among flight attendants and fellow passenger of great assistance as well.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, S80, DFW-DCA. UNCONSCIOUS PAX. OXYGEN, AED USED. DIVERT TO BNA. PAX TAKEN TO HOSPITAL, LATER DIED OF AN AORTIC ANEURYSM.
Narrative: A PAX WAS UNCONSCIOUS. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ILL PAX BY FELLOW PAX. I BEGAN UNCONSCIOUS PAX CHKLIST PROCS. I GAVE OXYGEN TO THE ILL PAX. THE PAX REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS. THE PAX WAS ATTACHED TO AED HEART MACHINE. WE DIVERTED FLT TO BNA. PARAMEDICS TOOK THE CONSCIOUS PAX TO A MEDICAL CTR. UNFORTUNATELY, A FEW HRS LATER THE PAX DIED. THE PAX HAD AN AORTIC ANEURYSM, I HAVE SINCE LEARNED. GREAT TEAMWORK AMONG FLT ATTENDANTS AND FELLOW PAX OF GREAT ASSISTANCE AS WELL.
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.