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An MD80 flight attendant reported that a passenger turned blue and stopped breathing during a flight to dfw, requiring 2 shocks from the aed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 602151 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc.artcc |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 24.5 flight attendant time total : 24.5 flight attendant time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 602151 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Woman exhibiting signs and verbally speaking being extremely anxious. Treated for that. Approximately 50 mins into flight, she had turned blue and had stopped breathing. Passenger assisted flight attendant. She was laid on the floor and had no heartbeat or pulse. Aed was used and shock advised twice. Passenger was revived and we landed in iad. She was aware and responding when emt's took her off. I feel our quick response saved her life. Emt's said she most likely would not have made it if we had not responded the way we did. I also feel that with only 2 flight attendants in cabin, one stays with patient, other contacts #1 flight attendant so she or he may request immediate help and advise cockpit of situation. Other suggestion would be to have a mask and gloves at all phones. Teamwork and training kicked right in.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT A PAX TURNED BLUE AND STOPPED BREATHING DURING A FLT TO DFW, REQUIRING 2 SHOCKS FROM THE AED.
Narrative: WOMAN EXHIBITING SIGNS AND VERBALLY SPEAKING BEING EXTREMELY ANXIOUS. TREATED FOR THAT. APPROX 50 MINS INTO FLT, SHE HAD TURNED BLUE AND HAD STOPPED BREATHING. PAX ASSISTED FLT ATTENDANT. SHE WAS LAID ON THE FLOOR AND HAD NO HEARTBEAT OR PULSE. AED WAS USED AND SHOCK ADVISED TWICE. PAX WAS REVIVED AND WE LANDED IN IAD. SHE WAS AWARE AND RESPONDING WHEN EMT'S TOOK HER OFF. I FEEL OUR QUICK RESPONSE SAVED HER LIFE. EMT'S SAID SHE MOST LIKELY WOULD NOT HAVE MADE IT IF WE HAD NOT RESPONDED THE WAY WE DID. I ALSO FEEL THAT WITH ONLY 2 FLT ATTENDANTS IN CABIN, ONE STAYS WITH PATIENT, OTHER CONTACTS #1 FLT ATTENDANT SO SHE OR HE MAY REQUEST IMMEDIATE HELP AND ADVISE COCKPIT OF SIT. OTHER SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO HAVE A MASK AND GLOVES AT ALL PHONES. TEAMWORK AND TRAINING KICKED RIGHT IN.
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.