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Attributes | |
ACN | 506952 |
Time | |
Date | 200103 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : zab.artcc |
State Reference | NM |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.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 |
Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 0.5 flight attendant time total : 0.5 flight attendant time type : 80 |
ASRS Report | 506952 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
Independent Detector | other other : fa #2 (#3 in pages) |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | FAA Company Passenger Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A male passenger, probably in his 60's, was having difficulty breathing and lost consciousness for several mins. His color was very pale, gray -- awful. I was advised by the #3 flight attendant, who then paged for a physician. 2 md's and an anesthesiologist responded to the page and assisted the passenger. They used the emergency medical kit and assessed his condition. It was determined that he had had triple by-pass surgery 4 weeks earlier and had been suffering from the flu for 3 days. I advised the captain and took messages back and forth between him and the doctor most involved. The doctor made the decision to seek further medical care for the passenger. The captain diverted to abq and the plane was met by emts. Passenger was taken to the local hospital for further care. Passenger should probably not have been flying, but we had no way of knowing his medical history when he boarded.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT DIVERTS TO ABQ WHEN IT'S DISCOVERED A PAX WAS UNCONSCIOUS 1 HR AFTER DEPARTING LAX, CA.
Narrative: A MALE PAX, PROBABLY IN HIS 60'S, WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR SEVERAL MINS. HIS COLOR WAS VERY PALE, GRAY -- AWFUL. I WAS ADVISED BY THE #3 FLT ATTENDANT, WHO THEN PAGED FOR A PHYSICIAN. 2 MD'S AND AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST RESPONDED TO THE PAGE AND ASSISTED THE PAX. THEY USED THE EMER MEDICAL KIT AND ASSESSED HIS CONDITION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD HAD TRIPLE BY-PASS SURGERY 4 WKS EARLIER AND HAD BEEN SUFFERING FROM THE FLU FOR 3 DAYS. I ADVISED THE CAPT AND TOOK MESSAGES BACK AND FORTH BTWN HIM AND THE DOCTOR MOST INVOLVED. THE DOCTOR MADE THE DECISION TO SEEK FURTHER MEDICAL CARE FOR THE PAX. THE CAPT DIVERTED TO ABQ AND THE PLANE WAS MET BY EMTS. PAX WAS TAKEN TO THE LCL HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER CARE. PAX SHOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE BEEN FLYING, BUT WE HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING HIS MEDICAL HISTORY WHEN HE BOARDED.
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.