MD80 crew diverts due to passenger illness.

Attributes
ACN	572665
Time
Date	200301
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zla.artcc
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 4 flight attendant time total : 6 flight attendant time type : 45
ASRS Report	572665
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to alternate
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Notified by a passenger that another passenger had slumped in her seat and seemed incoherent. She had a pulse, but her lips were pale, came to and could speak. Instructed other flight attendant to notify flight attendant #1 and have her page for medical assistance, and to notify captain. Emergency room physician seated in exit row responded. He checked the woman with supplies from emergency medical kit (blood pressure cuff, stethoscope), and treated her with the glucose gel. The other flight attendants had brought orange juice, etc. The doctor recommended landing for medical assistance. All flight attendants prepared galleys and cabin for diversion to phx. Landed without incident. Paramedics met the flight, and removed woman for medical treatment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW DIVERTS DUE TO PAX ILLNESS.

Narrative: NOTIFIED BY A PAX THAT ANOTHER PAX HAD SLUMPED IN HER SEAT AND SEEMED INCOHERENT. SHE HAD A PULSE, BUT HER LIPS WERE PALE, CAME TO AND COULD SPEAK. INSTRUCTED OTHER FLT ATTENDANT TO NOTIFY FLT ATTENDANT #1 AND HAVE HER PAGE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TO NOTIFY CAPT. EMER ROOM PHYSICIAN SEATED IN EXIT ROW RESPONDED. HE CHKED THE WOMAN WITH SUPPLIES FROM EMER MEDICAL KIT (BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF, STETHOSCOPE), AND TREATED HER WITH THE GLUCOSE GEL. THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS HAD BROUGHT ORANGE JUICE, ETC. THE DOCTOR RECOMMENDED LNDG FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. ALL FLT ATTENDANTS PREPARED GALLEYS AND CABIN FOR DIVERSION TO PHX. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT, AND REMOVED WOMAN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.

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.