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A B777 diverts to sea when a 2 yr old boy develops an allergic reaction 15 mins after eating peanuts on the flight. ZSE, wa.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 512270 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zse.artcc |
| State Reference | WA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zse.artcc tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| 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 : 33 flight attendant time total : 33 flight attendant time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 512270 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : fa1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A 2 yr old boy ate peanuts on this flight. After 15 mins, he broke out in hives on his head and neck. His lips swelled up along with his eyes and mouth. His parents approached us for help. There were 2 nurses on board and they dissolved a benadryl to give him. The flight crew called airline medical and we were told to open our emergency kit for liquid benadryl (a shot). This seemed to slow the reaction down some, however, the captain felt we should return to seattle to be on the safe side to have the boy looked at by medical personnel. We diverted to seattle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777 DIVERTS TO SEA WHEN A 2 YR OLD BOY DEVELOPS AN ALLERGIC REACTION 15 MINS AFTER EATING PEANUTS ON THE FLT. ZSE, WA.
Narrative: A 2 YR OLD BOY ATE PEANUTS ON THIS FLT. AFTER 15 MINS, HE BROKE OUT IN HIVES ON HIS HEAD AND NECK. HIS LIPS SWELLED UP ALONG WITH HIS EYES AND MOUTH. HIS PARENTS APCHED US FOR HELP. THERE WERE 2 NURSES ON BOARD AND THEY DISSOLVED A BENADRYL TO GIVE HIM. THE FLC CALLED AIRLINE MEDICAL AND WE WERE TOLD TO OPEN OUR EMER KIT FOR LIQUID BENADRYL (A SHOT). THIS SEEMED TO SLOW THE REACTION DOWN SOME, HOWEVER, THE CAPT FELT WE SHOULD RETURN TO SEATTLE TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE TO HAVE THE BOY LOOKED AT BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. WE DIVERTED TO SEATTLE.
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.