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Passenger had seizures on international flight in united states airspace. A doctor and registered nurse were on board to assist. Declared emergency and landed as soon as possible.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626145 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : fsm.vortac |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc tower : lft.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 626145 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Female passenger began having seizures. A doctor was called and attended and nurse assisted. Doctor recommended landing as soon as possible. Declared medical emergency and landed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PAX HAD SEIZURES ON INTL FLT IN UNITED STATES AIRSPACE. A DOCTOR AND REGISTERED NURSE WERE ON BOARD TO ASSIST. DECLARED EMER AND LANDED ASAP.
Narrative: FEMALE PAX BEGAN HAVING SEIZURES. A DOCTOR WAS CALLED AND ATTENDED AND NURSE ASSISTED. DOCTOR RECOMMENDED LNDG ASAP. DECLARED MEDICAL EMER AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.
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.