A S80 flight attendant report on the injury sustained by a paz suffering from a seizure that created...

Attributes
ACN	524489
Time
Date	200109
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lit.airport
State Reference	AR
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 3
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 22 flight attendant time total : 22 flight attendant time type : 99
ASRS Report	524489
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger was found semi-conscious on the flr aisle with blood completely covering her face and hands. We spoke to her immediately and she opened her eyes. One flight attendant ran for oxygen, one flight attendant paged for medical help and then assisted with pulling the woman back to the middle seat. As flight attendant #1 ran for plastic glove, opened the cockpit door and told the cockpit of our emergency and standby for more information. A nurse responded to help us. She was fantastic and reassured us we were doing the right thing. The woman was bleeding from her nose and somehow had hit her head and a large bump was developing. We gave her an ice pack which one of the flight attendant held for her. She stared at us but didn't seem to be able to speak. Her condition of fluttering from conscious to semi-conscious seemed to be getting worse. The flight attendant and nurse decided to tell the captain we thought it would be smart to land quickly. We were in lit within 20 min. The paramedics were waiting for us. After questioning the woman, she said she had history of seizures, but didn't take her medicine for it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A S80 FLT ATTENDANT RPT ON THE INJURY SUSTAINED BY A PAZ SUFFERING FROM A SEIZURE THAT CREATED THE NEED FOR THE FLT TO DIVERT TO LIT, AR.

Narrative: PAX WAS FOUND SEMI-CONSCIOUS ON THE FLR AISLE WITH BLOOD COMPLETELY COVERING HER FACE AND HANDS. WE SPOKE TO HER IMMEDIATELY AND SHE OPENED HER EYES. ONE FLT ATTENDANT RAN FOR OXYGEN, ONE FLT ATTENDANT PAGED FOR MEDICAL HELP AND THEN ASSISTED WITH PULLING THE WOMAN BACK TO THE MIDDLE SEAT. AS FLT ATTENDANT #1 RAN FOR PLASTIC GLOVE, OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR AND TOLD THE COCKPIT OF OUR EMER AND STANDBY FOR MORE INFO. A NURSE RESPONDED TO HELP US. SHE WAS FANTASTIC AND REASSURED US WE WERE DOING THE RIGHT THING. THE WOMAN WAS BLEEDING FROM HER NOSE AND SOMEHOW HAD HIT HER HEAD AND A LARGE BUMP WAS DEVELOPING. WE GAVE HER AN ICE PACK WHICH ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANT HELD FOR HER. SHE STARED AT US BUT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK. HER CONDITION OF FLUTTERING FROM CONSCIOUS TO SEMI-CONSCIOUS SEEMED TO BE GETTING WORSE. THE FLT ATTENDANT AND NURSE DECIDED TO TELL THE CAPT WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE SMART TO LAND QUICKLY. WE WERE IN LIT WITHIN 20 MIN. THE PARAMEDICS WERE WAITING FOR US. AFTER QUESTIONING THE WOMAN, SHE SAID SHE HAD HISTORY OF SEIZURES, BUT DIDN'T TAKE HER MEDICINE FOR IT.

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.

A S80 flight attendant report on the injury sustained by a paz suffering from a seizure that created the need for the flight to divert to lit, ar.