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Sick passenger required medical attention on domestic air carrier flight. Utilized automatic emergency defibrillator to monitor passenger condition and supplied oxygen. Diverted to en route airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 585113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : approach |
| 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 : 20 flight attendant time total : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 585113 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger informed #2 flight attendant that her husband was ill. I paged for a physician and also retrieved the oxygen while #2 flight attendant got the aed and grab and go kit. We had a cardiologist onboard who answered the page and came forward. I turned the oxygen on and the physician put the passenger on oxygen and also monitored him with the aed. No shock was advised and we continued to monitor the pulse. I kept the captain informed and we diverted to abq and emts met the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SICK PAX REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTN ON DOMESTIC ACR FLT. UTILIZED AUTOMATIC EMER DEFIBRILLATOR TO MONITOR PAX CONDITION AND SUPPLIED OXYGEN. DIVERTED TO ENRTE ARPT.
Narrative: A PAX INFORMED #2 FLT ATTENDANT THAT HER HUSBAND WAS ILL. I PAGED FOR A PHYSICIAN AND ALSO RETRIEVED THE OXYGEN WHILE #2 FLT ATTENDANT GOT THE AED AND GRAB AND GO KIT. WE HAD A CARDIOLOGIST ONBOARD WHO ANSWERED THE PAGE AND CAME FORWARD. I TURNED THE OXYGEN ON AND THE PHYSICIAN PUT THE PAX ON OXYGEN AND ALSO MONITORED HIM WITH THE AED. NO SHOCK WAS ADVISED AND WE CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE PULSE. I KEPT THE CAPT INFORMED AND WE DIVERTED TO ABQ AND EMTS MET THE FLT.
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.