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Attributes | |
ACN | 711125 |
Time | |
Date | 200609 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : anc.airport |
State Reference | AK |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zan.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B777 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 oversight : flight attendant in charge |
Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 39 flight attendant time total : 40 flight attendant time type : 90 |
ASRS Report | 711125 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Events | |
Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
First class passenger was slumped over. Boarded very ill and medicated with son and wife. Last I looked after him he moved; still. Galley flight attendant was alerted by son. Neither she nor I could find pulse; laid him into aisle; used mask for breath; used aed (no shock advised). Paged for doctor. He set up a drip from the enhanced medical kit. 2 nurses did cpr. Doctor kept adding different medications into drip. For landing; galley flight attendant and I continued cpr. Passenger flat-lined on paramedic equipment. Coroner removed body in anc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 INTERNATIONAL FLT DIVERTS AND SEEKS MEDICAL ATTN FOR PAX.
Narrative: FIRST CLASS PAX WAS SLUMPED OVER. BOARDED VERY ILL AND MEDICATED WITH SON AND WIFE. LAST I LOOKED AFTER HIM HE MOVED; STILL. GALLEY FLT ATTENDANT WAS ALERTED BY SON. NEITHER SHE NOR I COULD FIND PULSE; LAID HIM INTO AISLE; USED MASK FOR BREATH; USED AED (NO SHOCK ADVISED). PAGED FOR DOCTOR. HE SET UP A DRIP FROM THE ENHANCED MEDICAL KIT. 2 NURSES DID CPR. DOCTOR KEPT ADDING DIFFERENT MEDICATIONS INTO DRIP. FOR LNDG; GALLEY FLT ATTENDANT AND I CONTINUED CPR. PAX FLAT-LINED ON PARAMEDIC EQUIP. CORONER REMOVED BODY IN ANC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.