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A flight attendant report on the passing on of a passenger in first class while awaiting departure from the gate at sju, pr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 559304 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200209 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sju.airport |
| State Reference | PR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 11.5 flight attendant time total : 11.5 flight attendant time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 559304 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 3 purser |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger in first class en route to rst via ord. While at gate, purser (#2 flight attendant) made an announcement for a physician, so I went forward. In first class, the passenger (mr X) was on floor in aisle. Purser was performing compressions, flight attendant #3 was monitoring aed and a passenger was operating ambu bag. The ambu operator was mr X's daughter. I put on gloves, replaced purser and purser replaced daughter. Performed cpr until paramedics took over. Passenger pronounced dead. Human factors: I noticed that the daughter was not performing cpr correctly. Purser noticed as well, hence my assistance. I believe that most cpr qualified individuals are still performing cpr as 5 compressions to 1 breath. We are now doing 15 compressions to 1. However, we all believe that mr X, who had passed us during boarding, looked very ill when brought aboard. He was in last stages of terminal liver cancer heading to medical clinic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FLT ATTENDANT RPT ON THE PASSING ON OF A PAX IN FIRST CLASS WHILE AWAITING DEP FROM THE GATE AT SJU, PR.
Narrative: PAX IN FIRST CLASS ENRTE TO RST VIA ORD. WHILE AT GATE, PURSER (#2 FLT ATTENDANT) MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR A PHYSICIAN, SO I WENT FORWARD. IN FIRST CLASS, THE PAX (MR X) WAS ON FLOOR IN AISLE. PURSER WAS PERFORMING COMPRESSIONS, FLT ATTENDANT #3 WAS MONITORING AED AND A PAX WAS OPERATING AMBU BAG. THE AMBU OPERATOR WAS MR X'S DAUGHTER. I PUT ON GLOVES, REPLACED PURSER AND PURSER REPLACED DAUGHTER. PERFORMED CPR UNTIL PARAMEDICS TOOK OVER. PAX PRONOUNCED DEAD. HUMAN FACTORS: I NOTICED THAT THE DAUGHTER WAS NOT PERFORMING CPR CORRECTLY. PURSER NOTICED AS WELL, HENCE MY ASSISTANCE. I BELIEVE THAT MOST CPR QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS ARE STILL PERFORMING CPR AS 5 COMPRESSIONS TO 1 BREATH. WE ARE NOW DOING 15 COMPRESSIONS TO 1. HOWEVER, WE ALL BELIEVE THAT MR X, WHO HAD PASSED US DURING BOARDING, LOOKED VERY ILL WHEN BROUGHT ABOARD. HE WAS IN LAST STAGES OF TERMINAL LIVER CANCER HEADING TO MEDICAL CLINIC.
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.