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A passenger on board a B767 became ill resulting in medical attention by the cabin attendants and a doctor that was on board.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 601176 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zob.artcc |
| State Reference | OH |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 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 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 |
| ASRS Report | 601176 |
| 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 |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
I finished business class beverage service, noticed flight attendant #4 kneeling over passenger. I climbed over flight attendant #4 and passenger. Another flight attendant handed me aed. I put on gloves and felt passenger's forehead, passenger was sweaty and cold. Doctor arrived and decided we should monitor passenger's heartbeat. I turned on aed while #4 flight attendant removed shirt and sweater. I tried to shave chest, razor didn't work, passenger had too much hair. I applied pads, aed advised 'no shock advised.' flight attendant #4 flight administered oxygen. Passenger passed in and out of consciousness. Flight attendant gave passenger orange juice. Passenger looked gray. Passenger remained on oxygen until we landed in pit. Passenger was removed from aircraft in an aisle chair. I wish I was better rested, I would have felt more confident during the situation. 6 hours of sleep plus a headache medicine did affect my judgement. Our layover was cut too short due to a delay leaving the previous day. The situation left me emotionally and physically drained.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PAX ON BOARD A B767 BECAME ILL RESULTING IN MEDICAL ATTN BY THE CABIN ATTENDANTS AND A DOCTOR THAT WAS ON BOARD.
Narrative: I FINISHED BUSINESS CLASS BEVERAGE SVC, NOTICED FLT ATTENDANT #4 KNEELING OVER PAX. I CLBED OVER FLT ATTENDANT #4 AND PAX. ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT HANDED ME AED. I PUT ON GLOVES AND FELT PAX'S FOREHEAD, PAX WAS SWEATY AND COLD. DOCTOR ARRIVED AND DECIDED WE SHOULD MONITOR PAX'S HEARTBEAT. I TURNED ON AED WHILE #4 FLT ATTENDANT REMOVED SHIRT AND SWEATER. I TRIED TO SHAVE CHEST, RAZOR DIDN'T WORK, PAX HAD TOO MUCH HAIR. I APPLIED PADS, AED ADVISED 'NO SHOCK ADVISED.' FLT ATTENDANT #4 FLT ADMINISTERED OXYGEN. PAX PASSED IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. FLT ATTENDANT GAVE PAX ORANGE JUICE. PAX LOOKED GRAY. PAX REMAINED ON OXYGEN UNTIL WE LANDED IN PIT. PAX WAS REMOVED FROM ACFT IN AN AISLE CHAIR. I WISH I WAS BETTER RESTED, I WOULD HAVE FELT MORE CONFIDENT DURING THE SIT. 6 HRS OF SLEEP PLUS A HEADACHE MEDICINE DID AFFECT MY JUDGEMENT. OUR LAYOVER WAS CUT TOO SHORT DUE TO A DELAY LEAVING THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE SIT LEFT ME EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY DRAINED.
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.