An ill passenger resulted in a B757 having to divert.

Attributes
ACN	593034
Time
Date	200308
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zla.artcc
State Reference	CA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc
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 : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 25 flight attendant time type : 25
ASRS Report	593034
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger came forward and complained of nausea then light headedness. Administered cold compress and soft drink. Passenger felt better after vomiting and went back to his seat in first class. While checking on him, he indicated he was feeling worse, so had him come forward and page for a doctor or nurse. (1 doctor and 2 nurses volunteered.) got him back to his seat where he passed out. Opened medical kit and doctor used blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, iv solution and 'nitro.' diverted to las. We also administered oxygen. Medical personnel were unfamiliar with electronic blood pressure cuff. It would be helpful to standardize these.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ILL PAX RESULTED IN A B757 HAVING TO DIVERT.

Narrative: PAX CAME FORWARD AND COMPLAINED OF NAUSEA THEN LIGHT HEADEDNESS. ADMINISTERED COLD COMPRESS AND SOFT DRINK. PAX FELT BETTER AFTER VOMITING AND WENT BACK TO HIS SEAT IN FIRST CLASS. WHILE CHKING ON HIM, HE INDICATED HE WAS FEELING WORSE, SO HAD HIM COME FORWARD AND PAGE FOR A DOCTOR OR NURSE. (1 DOCTOR AND 2 NURSES VOLUNTEERED.) GOT HIM BACK TO HIS SEAT WHERE HE PASSED OUT. OPENED MEDICAL KIT AND DOCTOR USED BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF, STETHOSCOPE, IV SOLUTION AND 'NITRO.' DIVERTED TO LAS. WE ALSO ADMINISTERED OXYGEN. MEDICAL PERSONNEL WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH ELECTRONIC BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO STANDARDIZE THESE.

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.