MD80 crew returned to the gate with an ill passenger at ord.

Attributes
ACN	578083
Time
Date	200303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback ground : taxi
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 : 2.5 flight attendant time total : 2.5 flight attendant time type : 60
ASRS Report	578083
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight attendant #2 noticed passenger was having difficulty breathing. She went to the phone and called flight attendant #1. Flight attendant called captain to advise of the situation as the flight was pulling away from the gate. Flight attendant #1 took the defibrillator and got the passenger. Passenger's who were medical students -- 1 intern and 1 hospital administrator -- were in seats surrounding the passenger. Flight attendant #4 retrieved oxygen from aft (returned and remained with the passenger). Passenger did not have a pulse -- he was placed on the floor between seats (aisle). He was irrational and not responding. The defibrillator was used -- pulse returned and breathing started. Flight attendant #1 and flight attendant #2 notified the captain of the need for paramedics (flight attendant #2 -- main communicator to cockpit). Passenger regained partial consciousness and appeared to be having a seizure. Paramedics arrived and passenger was removed from the aircraft. Somebody went outside with flight attendant #1 to consult with the paramedics.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW RETURNED TO THE GATE WITH AN ILL PAX AT ORD.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT #2 NOTICED PAX WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING. SHE WENT TO THE PHONE AND CALLED FLT ATTENDANT #1. FLT ATTENDANT CALLED CAPT TO ADVISE OF THE SIT AS THE FLT WAS PULLING AWAY FROM THE GATE. FLT ATTENDANT #1 TOOK THE DEFIBRILLATOR AND GOT THE PAX. PAX'S WHO WERE MEDICAL STUDENTS -- 1 INTERN AND 1 HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR -- WERE IN SEATS SURROUNDING THE PAX. FLT ATTENDANT #4 RETRIEVED OXYGEN FROM AFT (RETURNED AND REMAINED WITH THE PAX). PAX DID NOT HAVE A PULSE -- HE WAS PLACED ON THE FLOOR BTWN SEATS (AISLE). HE WAS IRRATIONAL AND NOT RESPONDING. THE DEFIBRILLATOR WAS USED -- PULSE RETURNED AND BREATHING STARTED. FLT ATTENDANT #1 AND FLT ATTENDANT #2 NOTIFIED THE CAPT OF THE NEED FOR PARAMEDICS (FLT ATTENDANT #2 -- MAIN COMMUNICATOR TO COCKPIT). PAX REGAINED PARTIAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND APPEARED TO BE HAVING A SEIZURE. PARAMEDICS ARRIVED AND PAX WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT. SOMEBODY WENT OUTSIDE WITH FLT ATTENDANT #1 TO CONSULT WITH THE PARAMEDICS.

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.