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Cabin attendant report, MD80, dfw-mex, ill passenger, quit breathing. Oxygen, cpr, defibrillator used. Divert to sat. Paramedics met flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 490129 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zhu.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 2.2 flight attendant time total : 2.2 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 490129 |
| 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 : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
When I was doing my beverage service, I heard the 4 chimes (emergency). I went to the main cabin and one of the flight attendants informed me that there was a passenger who was feeling sick, that she needed the oxygen walkaround. I went for the equipment, the other flight attendant administered the oxygen. The passenger had a good reaction, but it was just for couple of mins. She was 52 yrs old, traveling with her boyfriend, feeling very weak and suddenly she stopped breathing, and with the help of a passenger, flight attendant #2, and the passenger gave her cpr. They applied aed to monitor the heart beats. We diverted to sat where paramedics were waiting for us and took care of the situation and we continued our flight to mex. She continued back and forth breathing and not breathing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, DFW-MEX, ILL PAX, QUIT BREATHING. OXYGEN, CPR, DEFIBRILLATOR USED. DIVERT TO SAT. PARAMEDICS MET FLT.
Narrative: WHEN I WAS DOING MY BEVERAGE SVC, I HEARD THE 4 CHIMES (EMER). I WENT TO THE MAIN CABIN AND ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A PAX WHO WAS FEELING SICK, THAT SHE NEEDED THE OXYGEN WALKAROUND. I WENT FOR THE EQUIP, THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANT ADMINISTERED THE OXYGEN. THE PAX HAD A GOOD REACTION, BUT IT WAS JUST FOR COUPLE OF MINS. SHE WAS 52 YRS OLD, TRAVELING WITH HER BOYFRIEND, FEELING VERY WEAK AND SUDDENLY SHE STOPPED BREATHING, AND WITH THE HELP OF A PAX, FLT ATTENDANT #2, AND THE PAX GAVE HER CPR. THEY APPLIED AED TO MONITOR THE HEART BEATS. WE DIVERTED TO SAT WHERE PARAMEDICS WERE WAITING FOR US AND TOOK CARE OF THE SIT AND WE CONTINUED OUR FLT TO MEX. SHE CONTINUED BACK AND FORTH BREATHING AND NOT BREATHING.
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.