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Cabin attendant report, B767-200, bos-sfo. Little girl had asthma attack, medical doctor intervention, decided to divert to den. Paramedics took girl to hospital.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 489679 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Sat |
| 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 | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| 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 : 3 |
| Experience | flight attendant time total : 33 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 489679 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A 12-yr-old girl traveling with her parents experienced difficulty breathing. She was in the process of being tested for asthma, but that had not yet been documented. Her breathing became more difficult, and a page went out for a physician. A medical doctor responded and determined only 1 lung was operating. Oxygen was administered. The medical kit was opened, but it was determined that she needed to be hospitalized. We landed in denver and medical personnel took her to children's hospital, where it was later reported to us that she was stable. My job was to bring oxygen and to keep the parents, and accompanying sister (younger) calm. The purser was magnificent during this entire event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767-200, BOS-SFO. LITTLE GIRL HAD ASTHMA ATTACK, MEDICAL DOCTOR INTERVENTION, DECIDED TO DIVERT TO DEN. PARAMEDICS TOOK GIRL TO HOSPITAL.
Narrative: A 12-YR-OLD GIRL TRAVELING WITH HER PARENTS EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY BREATHING. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TESTED FOR ASTHMA, BUT THAT HAD NOT YET BEEN DOCUMENTED. HER BREATHING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT, AND A PAGE WENT OUT FOR A PHYSICIAN. A MEDICAL DOCTOR RESPONDED AND DETERMINED ONLY 1 LUNG WAS OPERATING. OXYGEN WAS ADMINISTERED. THE MEDICAL KIT WAS OPENED, BUT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SHE NEEDED TO BE HOSPITALIZED. WE LANDED IN DENVER AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL TOOK HER TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, WHERE IT WAS LATER RPTED TO US THAT SHE WAS STABLE. MY JOB WAS TO BRING OXYGEN AND TO KEEP THE PARENTS, AND ACCOMPANYING SISTER (YOUNGER) CALM. THE PURSER WAS MAGNIFICENT DURING THIS ENTIRE EVENT.
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.