Passenger death in flight. Flight continued to destination.

Attributes
ACN	104293
Time
Date	198902
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jax
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : jax artcc : zbw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zjx
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 147 flight time total : 6753 flight time type : 147
ASRS Report	103293
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At XA20L the lead F/a notified the cockpit that there was a medical emergency in the cabin. An elderly woman was incapacitated. The F/east was sent back to see what assistance was needed. 3 medical doctors were giving cpr when the F/east arrived. He asked if the medical kit was needed. The doctors said to bring it. The kit was opened and used by the doctors. Specifically, the epinephrin was injected, 3 needles used. They informed the F/east and the F/a's that the woman was deceased. That was about XA30. They said there was no reason to divert to tpa because nothing could be done. At this time we had just passed tpa and started the descent into fll. Based on the fact that all 3 doctors were more than emphatic that nothing more could be done, I elected to continue to fll.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PASSENGER DEATH IN FLT. FLT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.

Narrative: AT XA20L THE LEAD F/A NOTIFIED THE COCKPIT THAT THERE WAS A MEDICAL EMER IN THE CABIN. AN ELDERLY WOMAN WAS INCAPACITATED. THE F/E WAS SENT BACK TO SEE WHAT ASSISTANCE WAS NEEDED. 3 MEDICAL DOCTORS WERE GIVING CPR WHEN THE F/E ARRIVED. HE ASKED IF THE MEDICAL KIT WAS NEEDED. THE DOCTORS SAID TO BRING IT. THE KIT WAS OPENED AND USED BY THE DOCTORS. SPECIFICALLY, THE EPINEPHRIN WAS INJECTED, 3 NEEDLES USED. THEY INFORMED THE F/E AND THE F/A'S THAT THE WOMAN WAS DECEASED. THAT WAS ABOUT XA30. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO REASON TO DIVERT TO TPA BECAUSE NOTHING COULD BE DONE. AT THIS TIME WE HAD JUST PASSED TPA AND STARTED THE DSCNT INTO FLL. BASED ON THE FACT THAT ALL 3 DOCTORS WERE MORE THAN EMPHATIC THAT NOTHING MORE COULD BE DONE, I ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO FLL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.