A cabin attendant experienced an ill passenger on board that received assistance from a passenger th...

Attributes
ACN	583979
Time
Date	200306
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zla.artcc
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc tower : tul.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 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 : 3
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 25 flight attendant time total : 25 flight attendant time type : 20
ASRS Report	583979
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
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:

A passenger became unconscious and not breathing 2 times in-flight. The first time passenger around him yelled he was choking. The other flight attendant in the main cabin got in the seat behind him and did the heimlich maneuver. After a doctor came, we pulled him to lay him down and he came to. The 2ND time when we pulled him to lay him down he came to again. We do not know what caused the problem for his medical condition. He was a large man and we had problems moving him and working (with an iv) in such tight quarters.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CABIN ATTENDANT EXPERIENCED AN ILL PAX ON BOARD THAT RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM A PAX THAT WAS A DOCTOR.

Narrative: A PAX BECAME UNCONSCIOUS AND NOT BREATHING 2 TIMES INFLT. THE FIRST TIME PAX AROUND HIM YELLED HE WAS CHOKING. THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANT IN THE MAIN CABIN GOT IN THE SEAT BEHIND HIM AND DID THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER. AFTER A DOCTOR CAME, WE PULLED HIM TO LAY HIM DOWN AND HE CAME TO. THE 2ND TIME WHEN WE PULLED HIM TO LAY HIM DOWN HE CAME TO AGAIN. WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE PROB FOR HIS MEDICAL CONDITION. HE WAS A LARGE MAN AND WE HAD PROBS MOVING HIM AND WORKING (WITH AN IV) IN SUCH TIGHT QUARTERS.

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 on board that received assistance from a passenger that was a doctor.