An MD80 flight diverts to abq when it's discovered a passenger was unconscious 1 hour after departin...

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.

An MD80 flight diverts to abq when it's discovered a passenger was unconscious 1 hour after departing lax, ca.