An S80 flight bound for ord diverts to ZZZ for a medical emergency.

Attributes
ACN	511582
Time
Date	200105
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 15.5 flight attendant time type : 95
ASRS Report	511582
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : person 3 (fa #4)
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

The #4 flight attendant alerted me that our passenger in seat xyz was having a seizure. We started placing blankets around her. The #4 flight attendant felt the passenger's pulse on her neck and in moments the pulse was gone. I rang the chimes and told #3 flight attendant to bring the aed and kit and to notify the cockpit of the situation. I then called for medical assistance and an lpn responded. We had also started giving her oxygen before her heartbeat stopped. We then got her on the floor, and checked again for a pulse, which had come back. We put her back on oxygen and used the aed to monitor her heartbeat until we landed in ZZZ for further medical attention for her.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN S80 FLT BOUND FOR ORD DIVERTS TO ZZZ FOR A MEDICAL EMER.

Narrative: THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT ALERTED ME THAT OUR PAX IN SEAT XYZ WAS HAVING A SEIZURE. WE STARTED PLACING BLANKETS AROUND HER. THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT FELT THE PAX'S PULSE ON HER NECK AND IN MOMENTS THE PULSE WAS GONE. I RANG THE CHIMES AND TOLD #3 FLT ATTENDANT TO BRING THE AED AND KIT AND TO NOTIFY THE COCKPIT OF THE SIT. I THEN CALLED FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND AN LPN RESPONDED. WE HAD ALSO STARTED GIVING HER OXYGEN BEFORE HER HEARTBEAT STOPPED. WE THEN GOT HER ON THE FLOOR, AND CHKED AGAIN FOR A PULSE, WHICH HAD COME BACK. WE PUT HER BACK ON OXYGEN AND USED THE AED TO MONITOR HER HEARTBEAT UNTIL WE LANDED IN ZZZ FOR FURTHER MEDICAL ATTN FOR HER.

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.