A cabin attendant experienced an ill passenger that received medical attention by a doctor that was ...

Attributes
ACN	583067
Time
Date	200305
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zab.artcc
State Reference	NM
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
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 : 17 flight attendant time total : 33 flight attendant time type : 70
ASRS Report	583067
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

1 hour into the flight, my passenger's wife in first class requested a physician onboard. Her husband was shaking, pale. He was on therapeutic oxygen he had boarded with. Physician responded. Using medical kit (enhanced, not FAA), he stabilized passenger. The passenger had several severe medical problems. This one turned out to look like a diabetic reaction. The iv in kit, plus orange juice, seemed to calm him down. Airport emt's met aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CABIN ATTENDANT EXPERIENCED AN ILL PAX THAT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTN BY A DOCTOR THAT WAS ONBOARD.

Narrative: 1 HR INTO THE FLT, MY PAX'S WIFE IN FIRST CLASS REQUESTED A PHYSICIAN ONBOARD. HER HUSBAND WAS SHAKING, PALE. HE WAS ON THERAPEUTIC OXYGEN HE HAD BOARDED WITH. PHYSICIAN RESPONDED. USING MEDICAL KIT (ENHANCED, NOT FAA), HE STABILIZED PAX. THE PAX HAD SEVERAL SEVERE MEDICAL PROBS. THIS ONE TURNED OUT TO LOOK LIKE A DIABETIC REACTION. THE IV IN KIT, PLUS ORANGE JUICE, SEEMED TO CALM HIM DOWN. ARPT EMT'S MET ACFT.

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.

A cabin attendant experienced an ill passenger that received medical attention by a doctor that was onboard.