Passenger illness over the atlantic results in a diversion.

Attributes
ACN	538835
Time
Date	200202
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cyyt.airport
State Reference	NF
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
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 : 9 flight attendant time total : 9 flight attendant time type : 90
ASRS Report	538835
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

The passenger (mr X) fainted. He had chest pain and he was short of breath. He was unconscious on and off at the beginning. According to mr Y (doctor on board), the symptoms were similar to that preceding a heart attack. Oxygen was administered to the patient. Also, aed was used as a monitor. When the patient was suffering from severe chest pain, some nitro tabs and aspirin were given. In addition to that, the patient took his own medicine later. The captain and the doctor came to a conclusion to divert to st john's for the nearest hospital for the patient's sake. I attended the patient for about 1 hour 45 mins (to fan on him, support his pillows when he was on floor and hold ice pack, etc). His complexion became much better prior to landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX ILLNESS OVER THE ATLANTIC RESULTS IN A DIVERSION.

Narrative: THE PAX (MR X) FAINTED. HE HAD CHEST PAIN AND HE WAS SHORT OF BREATH. HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS ON AND OFF AT THE BEGINNING. ACCORDING TO MR Y (DOCTOR ON BOARD), THE SYMPTOMS WERE SIMILAR TO THAT PRECEDING A HEART ATTACK. OXYGEN WAS ADMINISTERED TO THE PATIENT. ALSO, AED WAS USED AS A MONITOR. WHEN THE PATIENT WAS SUFFERING FROM SEVERE CHEST PAIN, SOME NITRO TABS AND ASPIRIN WERE GIVEN. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE PATIENT TOOK HIS OWN MEDICINE LATER. THE CAPT AND THE DOCTOR CAME TO A CONCLUSION TO DIVERT TO ST JOHN'S FOR THE NEAREST HOSPITAL FOR THE PATIENT'S SAKE. I ATTENDED THE PATIENT FOR ABOUT 1 HR 45 MINS (TO FAN ON HIM, SUPPORT HIS PILLOWS WHEN HE WAS ON FLOOR AND HOLD ICE PACK, ETC). HIS COMPLEXION BECAME MUCH BETTER PRIOR TO LNDG.

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.