A flight attendant notified an ill passenger, which led to a diversion for medical attention after c...

Attributes
ACN	583971
Time
Date	200306
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdc.artcc
State Reference	VA
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 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 : 2
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 17 flight attendant time total : 32 flight attendant time type : 50
ASRS Report	583971
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to alternate
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger was vomiting in lap and on self with no response. When questioned, felt 'bad' but could not get up. Looked grey and clammy. Interphone system on aircraft inoperative. Went to forward galley to contact pilots to advise of medical situation and call for medical doctor. Had 2 nurses and medical doctor respond. Evaluate and determine recent heart by-pass and on medication, put passenger on mid-galley floor, elevate feet. Administrated oxygen and wrapped in blankets. Used emk and medical kit. Administered iv and gave injection. Nurse asked for aed, but passenger was conscious and advised her of not using on conscious passenger. Within 20 mins medical doctor asked me to find out where we were and how fast we could get on ground. Pilot said halifax 45 mins away. Satcom was inoperative and could not call. Landed with 2 nurses on floor holding passenger, all flight attendants in jump seats. Medics with heart monitor met flight, removed passenger to hospital, was still there 2 days later when checked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED AN ILL PAX, WHICH LED TO A DIVERSION FOR MEDICAL ATTN AFTER CONSULTING A DOCTOR.

Narrative: PAX WAS VOMITING IN LAP AND ON SELF WITH NO RESPONSE. WHEN QUESTIONED, FELT 'BAD' BUT COULD NOT GET UP. LOOKED GREY AND CLAMMY. INTERPHONE SYS ON ACFT INOP. WENT TO FORWARD GALLEY TO CONTACT PLTS TO ADVISE OF MEDICAL SIT AND CALL FOR MEDICAL DOCTOR. HAD 2 NURSES AND MEDICAL DOCTOR RESPOND. EVALUATE AND DETERMINE RECENT HEART BY-PASS AND ON MEDICATION, PUT PAX ON MID-GALLEY FLOOR, ELEVATE FEET. ADMINISTRATED OXYGEN AND WRAPPED IN BLANKETS. USED EMK AND MEDICAL KIT. ADMINISTERED IV AND GAVE INJECTION. NURSE ASKED FOR AED, BUT PAX WAS CONSCIOUS AND ADVISED HER OF NOT USING ON CONSCIOUS PAX. WITHIN 20 MINS MEDICAL DOCTOR ASKED ME TO FIND OUT WHERE WE WERE AND HOW FAST WE COULD GET ON GND. PLT SAID HALIFAX 45 MINS AWAY. SATCOM WAS INOP AND COULD NOT CALL. LANDED WITH 2 NURSES ON FLOOR HOLDING PAX, ALL FLT ATTENDANTS IN JUMP SEATS. MEDICS WITH HEART MONITOR MET FLT, REMOVED PAX TO HOSPITAL, WAS STILL THERE 2 DAYS LATER WHEN CHKED.

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 flight attendant notified an ill passenger, which led to a diversion for medical attention after consulting a doctor.