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An MD80 flight attendant noticed a passenger starting to shake and foam at the mouth during a flight from ric to dfw. She and another passenger rendered first-aid.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 633015 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Sun |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 : 3 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 15 flight attendant time total : 17 flight attendant time type : 98 |
| ASRS Report | 633015 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was talking to a passenger when her husband started shaking, foaming at the mouth and then went unconscious. I went to first class and told flight attendant #1, that I would need his assistance. I took the male passenger right out of his seat and placed him in the aisle. A passenger (registered nurse) informed me that she was a nurse. While the nurse checked his blood pressure and pupils, I got him on oxygen. I continued to try to talk to him, but no response. Once I got his breathing under control, he stopped shaking. We placed him at the bulkhead on the floor with oxygen and continued to monitor him during the flight. Upon landing, the passenger started shaking and foaming at the mouth again. Got to the gate and paramedics met the flight. Flight attendant #1, assisted me with all the emergency equipment. Flight attendant #2, got all the information from everyone involved.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT NOTICED A PAX STARTING TO SHAKE AND FOAM AT THE MOUTH DURING A FLT FROM RIC TO DFW. SHE AND ANOTHER PAX RENDERED FIRST-AID.
Narrative: I WAS TALKING TO A PAX WHEN HER HUSBAND STARTED SHAKING, FOAMING AT THE MOUTH AND THEN WENT UNCONSCIOUS. I WENT TO FIRST CLASS AND TOLD FLT ATTENDANT #1, THAT I WOULD NEED HIS ASSISTANCE. I TOOK THE MALE PAX RIGHT OUT OF HIS SEAT AND PLACED HIM IN THE AISLE. A PAX (REGISTERED NURSE) INFORMED ME THAT SHE WAS A NURSE. WHILE THE NURSE CHKED HIS BLOOD PRESSURE AND PUPILS, I GOT HIM ON OXYGEN. I CONTINUED TO TRY TO TALK TO HIM, BUT NO RESPONSE. ONCE I GOT HIS BREATHING UNDER CTL, HE STOPPED SHAKING. WE PLACED HIM AT THE BULKHEAD ON THE FLOOR WITH OXYGEN AND CONTINUED TO MONITOR HIM DURING THE FLT. UPON LNDG, THE PAX STARTED SHAKING AND FOAMING AT THE MOUTH AGAIN. GOT TO THE GATE AND PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT. FLT ATTENDANT #1, ASSISTED ME WITH ALL THE EMER EQUIP. FLT ATTENDANT #2, GOT ALL THE INFO FROM EVERYONE INVOLVED.
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.