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Attributes | |
ACN | 570483 |
Time | |
Date | 200212 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : bhm.airport |
State Reference | AL |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
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 flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 2 flight attendant time total : 2 flight attendant time type : 20 |
ASRS Report | 570483 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | observation : passenger |
Events | |
Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was flight attendant #1 for first class. Passenger approached me during boarding at dfw and said passenger seated next to him was ill and she vomited. I immediately went to her and asked her what was wrong. She said her stomach was upset. I got gingerale for her. I then talked with her several mins. I explained to her we could get medical assistance for her there in dfw if she needed it. She insisted it was just her stomach, and she was ok to continue to birmingham. I then let the captain know she wasn't feeling well, but she wanted to continue and felt she could. During flight, she slept off and on. I checked her 3 times (2 times she was asleep, one time I offered her more gingerale). When we landed, she was the last one (other than the unaccompanied minor) to deplane. She had a heavy bag, and I offered to help her carry it. She walked down the steps in front of me and started walking toward the terminal. She started to stagger. I saw her drop to her knees then fall face first on the concrete. I ran to her and rolled her on her back, laid her flat, no response to verbal/physical, checked for breathing. Her eyes began to flutter, and she was able to speak. I ran back to the plane to ask captain to call for help. I placed oxygen on her face. She was able to communication with me. I took her pulse and it was 18 beats in 10 seconds. I asked if she was diabetic. She said no, she didn't think so. I gave her some sugar in cheek just as a precaution. Left oxygen on her. Turned her on her side in recovery position until paramedics arrived and took over.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FOKKER 100 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT A PAX COLLAPSED ON THE TARMAC IN BHM FOLLOWING BEING ILL DURING THE FLT.
Narrative: I WAS FLT ATTENDANT #1 FOR FIRST CLASS. PAX APCHED ME DURING BOARDING AT DFW AND SAID PAX SEATED NEXT TO HIM WAS ILL AND SHE VOMITED. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO HER AND ASKED HER WHAT WAS WRONG. SHE SAID HER STOMACH WAS UPSET. I GOT GINGERALE FOR HER. I THEN TALKED WITH HER SEVERAL MINS. I EXPLAINED TO HER WE COULD GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR HER THERE IN DFW IF SHE NEEDED IT. SHE INSISTED IT WAS JUST HER STOMACH, AND SHE WAS OK TO CONTINUE TO BIRMINGHAM. I THEN LET THE CAPT KNOW SHE WASN'T FEELING WELL, BUT SHE WANTED TO CONTINUE AND FELT SHE COULD. DURING FLT, SHE SLEPT OFF AND ON. I CHKED HER 3 TIMES (2 TIMES SHE WAS ASLEEP, ONE TIME I OFFERED HER MORE GINGERALE). WHEN WE LANDED, SHE WAS THE LAST ONE (OTHER THAN THE UNACCOMPANIED MINOR) TO DEPLANE. SHE HAD A HVY BAG, AND I OFFERED TO HELP HER CARRY IT. SHE WALKED DOWN THE STEPS IN FRONT OF ME AND STARTED WALKING TOWARD THE TERMINAL. SHE STARTED TO STAGGER. I SAW HER DROP TO HER KNEES THEN FALL FACE FIRST ON THE CONCRETE. I RAN TO HER AND ROLLED HER ON HER BACK, LAID HER FLAT, NO RESPONSE TO VERBAL/PHYSICAL, CHKED FOR BREATHING. HER EYES BEGAN TO FLUTTER, AND SHE WAS ABLE TO SPEAK. I RAN BACK TO THE PLANE TO ASK CAPT TO CALL FOR HELP. I PLACED OXYGEN ON HER FACE. SHE WAS ABLE TO COM WITH ME. I TOOK HER PULSE AND IT WAS 18 BEATS IN 10 SECONDS. I ASKED IF SHE WAS DIABETIC. SHE SAID NO, SHE DIDN'T THINK SO. I GAVE HER SOME SUGAR IN CHEEK JUST AS A PRECAUTION. LEFT OXYGEN ON HER. TURNED HER ON HER SIDE IN RECOVERY POS UNTIL PARAMEDICS ARRIVED AND TOOK OVER.
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.