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Attributes | |
ACN | 522666 |
Time | |
Date | 200108 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : sfo.airport |
State Reference | CA |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : sfo.tower tower : luk.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
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 : 15 flight attendant time total : 24 flight attendant time type : 10 |
ASRS Report | 522666 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other |
Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
Resolutory Action | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approximately 5-10 seconds after takeoff, passenger in area began yelling 'baby, baby!' I released from my jump seat, crossed over to r-hand side aisle, and proceeded to row xx. Female adult passenger was holding her 20 month old infant boy, who was limp, blue, not breathing. I took him from her, put him face down on my left arm and performed heimlich, still not breathing, placed him on floor, face up, tilted head and 2 breaths, no chest rise, did heimlich on his diaphragm, no breathing. Tilted head and did 2 more breaths, child coughed and began crying. Doctor onboard verified child was ok, so flight proceeded to hnl
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 CABIN ATTENDANT REVIVES BABY NOT BREATHING SHORTLY AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: APPROX 5-10 SECONDS AFTER TKOF, PAX IN AREA BEGAN YELLING 'BABY, BABY!' I RELEASED FROM MY JUMP SEAT, CROSSED OVER TO R-HAND SIDE AISLE, AND PROCEEDED TO ROW XX. FEMALE ADULT PAX WAS HOLDING HER 20 MONTH OLD INFANT BOY, WHO WAS LIMP, BLUE, NOT BREATHING. I TOOK HIM FROM HER, PUT HIM FACE DOWN ON MY L ARM AND PERFORMED HEIMLICH, STILL NOT BREATHING, PLACED HIM ON FLOOR, FACE UP, TILTED HEAD AND 2 BREATHS, NO CHEST RISE, DID HEIMLICH ON HIS DIAPHRAGM, NO BREATHING. TILTED HEAD AND DID 2 MORE BREATHS, CHILD COUGHED AND BEGAN CRYING. DOCTOR ONBOARD VERIFIED CHILD WAS OK, SO FLT PROCEEDED TO HNL
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.