Narrative:

The cause of the medical emergency: a passenger was wet with perspiration, pale, limp, in and out of consciousness. He was breathing, but faint pulse. He did not respond to verbal commands. (Complained initially of stomach nausea.) the passenger began to slump to the right side of the seat into the aisle. Gave him oxygen. The attempt to identify the problem: we paged for a doctor. Got a psychiatrist and a licensed practitioner nurse with identify. The licensed practitioner nurse tested the blood sugar level with a diabetics meter. The sugar level normal. Corrective actions: used automatic external defibrillator (by doctor and flight attendant). No shock was advised. The doctor suggested we land as soon as possible (it was 30 mins to nassau). We waited 45 mins for the paramedics and an ambulance in nassau. They claimed they didn't know we were coming (the cockpit had been in touch with mia dispatch 45 mins prior to landing!). The man was transported alone to a hospital in nassau. He did not speak english, could not read or write, as was told to us by an acquaintance of his to the flight attendants. There was no fueler to give the aircraft fuel to continue to sju. We had to go to miami (25 mins flying time). Human performance comments: the last time I went to nassau, my airbus was on fire and we were met with a fuel truck! Now my airbus comes in with a medical emergency, and they claim they don't know and we wait 45 mins for an ambulance. I hope I never have to land in an emergency at nassau again! This flight attendant crew did an excellent job of caring for passenger on aircraft during emergency. I was directed by flight attendant #1 to stay in first class, as flight attendant #5, and maintained communications between cockpit and the doctor. (On board job well done!)

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT. A300, JFK-SJU. ILL PAX. MD AND LICENSED PRACTITIONER NURSE INTERVENTION. DIVERT TO NASSAU. DELAY FOR PARAMEDICS REMOVED PAX. NASSAU ARPT HAD NO FUELER, DIVERT TO MIA.

Narrative: THE CAUSE OF THE MEDICAL EMER: A PAX WAS WET WITH PERSPIRATION, PALE, LIMP, IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. HE WAS BREATHING, BUT FAINT PULSE. HE DID NOT RESPOND TO VERBAL COMMANDS. (COMPLAINED INITIALLY OF STOMACH NAUSEA.) THE PAX BEGAN TO SLUMP TO THE R SIDE OF THE SEAT INTO THE AISLE. GAVE HIM OXYGEN. THE ATTEMPT TO IDENT THE PROB: WE PAGED FOR A DOCTOR. GOT A PSYCHIATRIST AND A LICENSED PRACTITIONER NURSE WITH IDENT. THE LICENSED PRACTITIONER NURSE TESTED THE BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL WITH A DIABETICS METER. THE SUGAR LEVEL NORMAL. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: USED AUTO EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (BY DOCTOR AND FLT ATTENDANT). NO SHOCK WAS ADVISED. THE DOCTOR SUGGESTED WE LAND ASAP (IT WAS 30 MINS TO NASSAU). WE WAITED 45 MINS FOR THE PARAMEDICS AND AN AMBULANCE IN NASSAU. THEY CLAIMED THEY DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE COMING (THE COCKPIT HAD BEEN IN TOUCH WITH MIA DISPATCH 45 MINS PRIOR TO LNDG!). THE MAN WAS TRANSPORTED ALONE TO A HOSPITAL IN NASSAU. HE DID NOT SPEAK ENGLISH, COULD NOT READ OR WRITE, AS WAS TOLD TO US BY AN ACQUAINTANCE OF HIS TO THE FLT ATTENDANTS. THERE WAS NO FUELER TO GIVE THE ACFT FUEL TO CONTINUE TO SJU. WE HAD TO GO TO MIAMI (25 MINS FLYING TIME). HUMAN PERFORMANCE COMMENTS: THE LAST TIME I WENT TO NASSAU, MY AIRBUS WAS ON FIRE AND WE WERE MET WITH A FUEL TRUCK! NOW MY AIRBUS COMES IN WITH A MEDICAL EMER, AND THEY CLAIM THEY DON'T KNOW AND WE WAIT 45 MINS FOR AN AMBULANCE. I HOPE I NEVER HAVE TO LAND IN AN EMER AT NASSAU AGAIN! THIS FLT ATTENDANT CREW DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF CARING FOR PAX ON ACFT DURING EMER. I WAS DIRECTED BY FLT ATTENDANT #1 TO STAY IN FIRST CLASS, AS FLT ATTENDANT #5, AND MAINTAINED COMS BTWN COCKPIT AND THE DOCTOR. (ON BOARD JOB WELL DONE!)

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.