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Cabin attendant report B757, lax-mia. Passenger had seizure, became unconscious, administered oxygen, sugar given, divert to msy for medical help. Passenger awake for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 497651 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zhu.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu.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 : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 9 flight attendant time total : 11 |
| ASRS Report | 497651 |
| 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 : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
I responded to a call light. A passenger appeared to be having a seizure and was then unconscious. I administered oxygen, dabbed sugar in his mouth, put him on the floor in the recovery position. We diverted to new orleans. The passenger regained consciousness prior to landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT B757, LAX-MIA. PAX HAD SEIZURE, BECAME UNCONSCIOUS, ADMINISTERED OXYGEN, SUGAR GIVEN, DIVERT TO MSY FOR MEDICAL HELP. PAX AWAKE FOR LNDG.
Narrative: I RESPONDED TO A CALL LIGHT. A PAX APPEARED TO BE HAVING A SEIZURE AND WAS THEN UNCONSCIOUS. I ADMINISTERED OXYGEN, DABBED SUGAR IN HIS MOUTH, PUT HIM ON THE FLOOR IN THE RECOVERY POS. WE DIVERTED TO NEW ORLEANS. THE PAX REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS PRIOR TO LNDG.
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.