<< >> NASA ASRS Report 545342, April 2002

A320 passenger assisted by passenger doctor and rn sufficiently to continue to destination where medics met aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	545342
Time
Date	200204
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crp.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	545342
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Abeam crp FL370, chief purser called to advise me that passenger X was choking and having trouble breathing. The purser said that they had begun to help her dislodge food that was stuck in her throat. A PA call was made to enlist the help of medical personnel. Dr X responded along with an rn. Crp, tx, was the closest airport and we prepared to divert if necessary. We alerted dispatch, but subsequently I was advised by the purser that our passenger was breathing more normally and that the doctor was attending. The doctor determined that the passenger was having an allergic reaction and gave her benadryl. With the passenger condition stabilized we continued on to ord. Dispatch was advised of our intent and I also requested paramedics to meet our flight. The medical information form was completed and submitted to ord flight office.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 PAX ASSISTED BY PAX DOCTOR AND RN SUFFICIENTLY TO CONTINUE TO DEST WHERE MEDICS MET ACFT.

Narrative: ABEAM CRP FL370, CHIEF PURSER CALLED TO ADVISE ME THAT PAX X WAS CHOKING AND HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING. THE PURSER SAID THAT THEY HAD BEGUN TO HELP HER DISLODGE FOOD THAT WAS STUCK IN HER THROAT. A PA CALL WAS MADE TO ENLIST THE HELP OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL. DR X RESPONDED ALONG WITH AN RN. CRP, TX, WAS THE CLOSEST ARPT AND WE PREPARED TO DIVERT IF NECESSARY. WE ALERTED DISPATCH, BUT SUBSEQUENTLY I WAS ADVISED BY THE PURSER THAT OUR PAX WAS BREATHING MORE NORMALLY AND THAT THE DOCTOR WAS ATTENDING. THE DOCTOR DETERMINED THAT THE PAX WAS HAVING AN ALLERGIC REACTION AND GAVE HER BENADRYL. WITH THE PAX CONDITION STABILIZED WE CONTINUED ON TO ORD. DISPATCH WAS ADVISED OF OUR INTENT AND I ALSO REQUESTED PARAMEDICS TO MEET OUR FLT. THE MEDICAL INFO FORM WAS COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED TO ORD FLT OFFICE.

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.