B737 flight crew has passenger swallow a piece of glass while eating her meal en route to tjsj.

Attributes
ACN	584715
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zsu.artcc
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zsu.artcc tower : hya.tower
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 crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	584715
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Company Airport
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

#1 flight attendant reported that a passenger had swallowed a piece of glass that was hidden in her omelet. She swallowed it and it lodged in her throat. She started bleeding and her father, who said he was a doctor asked for the medical kit. He removed the glass from her throat with a spoon. The #1 flight attendant told me that the situation was under control and that the passenger's father did not want paramedics. We advised dispatch and sju operations. The passenger later requested paramedics meet the aircraft. We called sju operations and had paramedics meet the aircraft. When we arrived at the gate, the ambulance was there, but we had to wait to move forward to the gate because an air-conditioning cart was in the way of the aircraft's path. We advised sju approach that we could not take any delays on the approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLT CREW HAS PAX SWALLOW A PIECE OF GLASS WHILE EATING HER MEAL ENRTE TO TJSJ.

Narrative: #1 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT A PAX HAD SWALLOWED A PIECE OF GLASS THAT WAS HIDDEN IN HER OMELET. SHE SWALLOWED IT AND IT LODGED IN HER THROAT. SHE STARTED BLEEDING AND HER FATHER, WHO SAID HE WAS A DOCTOR ASKED FOR THE MEDICAL KIT. HE REMOVED THE GLASS FROM HER THROAT WITH A SPOON. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT TOLD ME THAT THE SIT WAS UNDER CTL AND THAT THE PAX'S FATHER DID NOT WANT PARAMEDICS. WE ADVISED DISPATCH AND SJU OPS. THE PAX LATER REQUESTED PARAMEDICS MEET THE ACFT. WE CALLED SJU OPS AND HAD PARAMEDICS MEET THE ACFT. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE GATE, THE AMBULANCE WAS THERE, BUT WE HAD TO WAIT TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE GATE BECAUSE AN AIR-CONDITIONING CART WAS IN THE WAY OF THE ACFT'S PATH. WE ADVISED SJU APCH THAT WE COULD NOT TAKE ANY DELAYS ON THE APCH.

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.