MD80 flight attendant report on passenger that suffered a mild heart attack 10 mins after takeoff fr...

Attributes
ACN	571591
Time
Date	200301
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw.artcc
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.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
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : u90.tracon
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 10.8 flight attendant time total : 10.8 flight attendant time type : 5
ASRS Report	571591
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : cab 2
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

During climb out of sat, I was in first class section of aircraft and heard many chimes from flight attendant call light. Looked down aisle and saw approximately 10-12 main cabin passenger standing up. First thought passenger fight in cabin. Passenger in coach was ashen color, low blood pressure 77/43, pulse 37 and 2 nurses responded to call for volunteers. Passenger suffered mild heart attack. Landed at dfw, flight met by paramedics at dfw. Flight attendants did outstanding job!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT ATTENDANT RPT ON PAX THAT SUFFERED A MILD HEART ATTACK 10 MINS AFTER TKOF FROM SAT, TX.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT OF SAT, I WAS IN FIRST CLASS SECTION OF ACFT AND HEARD MANY CHIMES FROM FLT ATTENDANT CALL LIGHT. LOOKED DOWN AISLE AND SAW APPROX 10-12 MAIN CABIN PAX STANDING UP. FIRST THOUGHT PAX FIGHT IN CABIN. PAX IN COACH WAS ASHEN COLOR, LOW BLOOD PRESSURE 77/43, PULSE 37 AND 2 NURSES RESPONDED TO CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS. PAX SUFFERED MILD HEART ATTACK. LANDED AT DFW, FLT MET BY PARAMEDICS AT DFW. FLT ATTENDANTS DID OUTSTANDING JOB!

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 flight attendant report on passenger that suffered a mild heart attack 10 mins after takeoff from sat, tx.