B-737 passenger became ill after experiencing a period of moderate turbulence in ZDV class a.

Attributes
ACN	581355
Time
Date	200305
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdv.artcc
State Reference	CO
Environment
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 4.5
ASRS Report	581355
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other other : 1-6
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

After turbulence around XA40, passenger got up to use the aft lavatory and tells me he is dizzy and puts his hands over his mouth. Proceeds to vomit in aft galley and falls to the floor and bumped his head as he went down. Experiences being cold and heavy sweating and still dizzy. Has small cut and little blood on forehead. Flight attendant #3 pages for a doctor. Doctor approachs to the back and asked passenger a few questions. I then notified the captain. The doctor says that passenger needs to be examined more thoroughly when we arrive in los angeles. Paramedics was ordered. For the rest of the flight, passenger still felt dizzy, cold and vomits several times. Flight attendant and I kept him talking so as not for him to fall asleep. Towards the end of the flight we had him sitting in the back row. When we arrived at the gate passenger was still awake when the paramedics came on. They helped him off the aircraft (walking slowly).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B-737 PAX BECAME ILL AFTER EXPERIENCING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TURB IN ZDV CLASS A.

Narrative: AFTER TURB AROUND XA40, PAX GOT UP TO USE THE AFT LAVATORY AND TELLS ME HE IS DIZZY AND PUTS HIS HANDS OVER HIS MOUTH. PROCEEDS TO VOMIT IN AFT GALLEY AND FALLS TO THE FLOOR AND BUMPED HIS HEAD AS HE WENT DOWN. EXPERIENCES BEING COLD AND HVY SWEATING AND STILL DIZZY. HAS SMALL CUT AND LITTLE BLOOD ON FOREHEAD. FLT ATTENDANT #3 PAGES FOR A DOCTOR. DOCTOR APCHS TO THE BACK AND ASKED PAX A FEW QUESTIONS. I THEN NOTIFIED THE CAPT. THE DOCTOR SAYS THAT PAX NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED MORE THOROUGHLY WHEN WE ARRIVE IN LOS ANGELES. PARAMEDICS WAS ORDERED. FOR THE REST OF THE FLT, PAX STILL FELT DIZZY, COLD AND VOMITS SEVERAL TIMES. FLT ATTENDANT AND I KEPT HIM TALKING SO AS NOT FOR HIM TO FALL ASLEEP. TOWARDS THE END OF THE FLT WE HAD HIM SITTING IN THE BACK ROW. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE GATE PAX WAS STILL AWAKE WHEN THE PARAMEDICS CAME ON. THEY HELPED HIM OFF THE ACFT (WALKING SLOWLY).

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.