MD80 crew had an ill passenger. Flight crew diverted to the nearest suitable airport for medical tre...

Attributes
ACN	531365
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zob.artcc
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 6 flight attendant time total : 6 flight attendant time type : 20
ASRS Report	531365
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 2 other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

When I heard a voice 'code red!' by a flight attendant aft of the aircraft, I went to first class to notify #1 flight attendant. When I came back to assist the passenger, she was awakened from the unconsciousness and started to talk to the flight attendant on the side. She still looked pale and lost consciousness earlier, so we gave her oxygen (small bottle) for about 20 mins. (After she was saying she didn't need oxygen anymore.) there were 2 registered nurses assisting us, monitoring the passenger. According to the nurses, she had a little bit of tingling feeling on the right side of her body, such as fingers, and she was repeating the same things in words so they thought it might have been a stroke, and there would be a real bad stroke in the future -- it could be soon -- it could be months or yrs from now. Cockpit contacted ground medical and decided not to take a chance and keep flying to dfw. They instead decided to divert to bna and we did, and medical personnel took her out to check her. She walked out, no wheelchair. We continued to dfw with no other or future incident. Nurses suggested to give her something to eat, so we gave her a muffin and a banana. She slowly ate both. I think nurse gave her aspirin for precaution. The passenger has high blood pressure problem and takes medications.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD AN ILL PAX. FLC DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.

Narrative: WHEN I HEARD A VOICE 'CODE RED!' BY A FLT ATTENDANT AFT OF THE ACFT, I WENT TO FIRST CLASS TO NOTIFY #1 FLT ATTENDANT. WHEN I CAME BACK TO ASSIST THE PAX, SHE WAS AWAKENED FROM THE UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND STARTED TO TALK TO THE FLT ATTENDANT ON THE SIDE. SHE STILL LOOKED PALE AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS EARLIER, SO WE GAVE HER OXYGEN (SMALL BOTTLE) FOR ABOUT 20 MINS. (AFTER SHE WAS SAYING SHE DIDN'T NEED OXYGEN ANYMORE.) THERE WERE 2 REGISTERED NURSES ASSISTING US, MONITORING THE PAX. ACCORDING TO THE NURSES, SHE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF TINGLING FEELING ON THE R SIDE OF HER BODY, SUCH AS FINGERS, AND SHE WAS REPEATING THE SAME THINGS IN WORDS SO THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A STROKE, AND THERE WOULD BE A REAL BAD STROKE IN THE FUTURE -- IT COULD BE SOON -- IT COULD BE MONTHS OR YRS FROM NOW. COCKPIT CONTACTED GND MEDICAL AND DECIDED NOT TO TAKE A CHANCE AND KEEP FLYING TO DFW. THEY INSTEAD DECIDED TO DIVERT TO BNA AND WE DID, AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL TOOK HER OUT TO CHK HER. SHE WALKED OUT, NO WHEELCHAIR. WE CONTINUED TO DFW WITH NO OTHER OR FUTURE INCIDENT. NURSES SUGGESTED TO GIVE HER SOMETHING TO EAT, SO WE GAVE HER A MUFFIN AND A BANANA. SHE SLOWLY ATE BOTH. I THINK NURSE GAVE HER ASPIRIN FOR PRECAUTION. THE PAX HAS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE PROB AND TAKES MEDICATIONS.

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.

MD80 crew had an ill passenger. Flight crew diverted to the nearest suitable airport for medical treatment.