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A B777 flight attendant reported that a passenger who had collapsed on a flight to ZZZ, had to receive shock from the onboard aed. The captain diverted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 593037 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| 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 : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 29 flight attendant time total : 29 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 593037 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger had a heart condition and collapsed in aisle in business class. Oxygen was given. Physician was paged and responded. Aed was used and shock was given by me. We then landed in ZZZZ approximately 40 mins later. Passenger was taken to hospital. Several flight attendants were involved in the care of this passenger and all performed calmly and professionally as we are trained to do.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT A PAX WHO HAD COLLAPSED ON A FLT TO ZZZ, HAD TO RECEIVE SHOCK FROM THE ONBOARD AED. THE CAPT DIVERTED.
Narrative: PAX HAD A HEART CONDITION AND COLLAPSED IN AISLE IN BUSINESS CLASS. OXYGEN WAS GIVEN. PHYSICIAN WAS PAGED AND RESPONDED. AED WAS USED AND SHOCK WAS GIVEN BY ME. WE THEN LANDED IN ZZZZ APPROX 40 MINS LATER. PAX WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. SEVERAL FLT ATTENDANTS WERE INVOLVED IN THE CARE OF THIS PAX AND ALL PERFORMED CALMLY AND PROFESSIONALLY AS WE ARE TRAINED TO DO.
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.