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A B767 flight attendant in charge reported that, after departing jfk, a passenger became ill causing the captain to divert to ord.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 601611 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 21 flight attendant time total : 21 flight attendant time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 601611 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
An elderly gentleman was in the aisle, got sick and then passed out. Medical assistance was paged and a doctor and nurse came to assist. The passenger came to, but was very weak and had very low blood pressure. The doctor and nurse used the stethoscope and blood pressure cuff to monitor him. We gave him oxygen. He passed out a second time when he attempted to get up. His blood pressure remained low. We diverted to ord and he was taken off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE RPTED THAT, AFTER DEPARTING JFK, A PAX BECAME ILL CAUSING THE CAPT TO DIVERT TO ORD.
Narrative: AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN WAS IN THE AISLE, GOT SICK AND THEN PASSED OUT. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAS PAGED AND A DOCTOR AND NURSE CAME TO ASSIST. THE PAX CAME TO, BUT WAS VERY WEAK AND HAD VERY LOW BLOOD PRESSURE. THE DOCTOR AND NURSE USED THE STETHOSCOPE AND BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF TO MONITOR HIM. WE GAVE HIM OXYGEN. HE PASSED OUT A SECOND TIME WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO GET UP. HIS BLOOD PRESSURE REMAINED LOW. WE DIVERTED TO ORD AND HE WAS TAKEN OFF.
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.