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Attributes | |
ACN | 526641 |
Time | |
Date | 200110 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : jln.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B757 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 : 11 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 70 |
ASRS Report | 526641 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | oversight : flight attendant in charge |
Events | |
Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
Independent Detector | other other : cab 2 |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
As I was in the lavatory I heard a flight attendant page for a physician. I quickly went ot the aft part of the main cabin where the passenger seemed to be unconscious (but breathing), foaming and bleeding slightly from mouth, not responding to verbal or physical commands by other crew members or fellow passenger. No medical information/medications were found in passenger bag or clothing. The passenger was assisted mainly by a nurse (rn) and two of the main cabin flight attendants and after administering 'smelling salts' the passenger slowly came to, although still incoherent. We did an unscheduled landing in abq and the passenger was met by paramedics and local police. He was able to walk off the flight and wanted to continue to miami, but was denied by our captain.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 CABIN CREW ASSISTS AN ILL PAX AND, AFTER ADVISING CAPT OF PROB, FLT DIVERTS TO ABQ, NM.
Narrative: AS I WAS IN THE LAVATORY I HEARD A FLT ATTENDANT PAGE FOR A PHYSICIAN. I QUICKLY WENT OT THE AFT PART OF THE MAIN CABIN WHERE THE PAX SEEMED TO BE UNCONSCIOUS (BUT BREATHING), FOAMING AND BLEEDING SLIGHTLY FROM MOUTH, NOT RESPONDING TO VERBAL OR PHYSICAL COMMANDS BY OTHER CREW MEMBERS OR FELLOW PAX. NO MEDICAL INFO/MEDICATIONS WERE FOUND IN PAX BAG OR CLOTHING. THE PAX WAS ASSISTED MAINLY BY A NURSE (RN) AND TWO OF THE MAIN CABIN FLT ATTENDANTS AND AFTER ADMINISTERING 'SMELLING SALTS' THE PAX SLOWLY CAME TO, ALTHOUGH STILL INCOHERENT. WE DID AN UNSCHEDULED LNDG IN ABQ AND THE PAX WAS MET BY PARAMEDICS AND LCL POLICE. HE WAS ABLE TO WALK OFF THE FLT AND WANTED TO CONTINUE TO MIAMI, BUT WAS DENIED BY OUR CAPT.
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.