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EMB175 flight attendant describes an ill passenger incident and the diversion that follows to get medical attention.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1266680 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201505 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) Flight Attendant In Charge |
| Qualification | Flight Attendant Current |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
I'd finished my service in the first class cabin; and went back to assist flight attendant B with service. We were at row xx. I notice passenger in xxd bent over with a sick bag in her hand. I asked her husband if she wanted ginger ale to settle her stomach. Flight attendant B went back to get more water. I moved the cart to the next row when I turned a saw passenger 11C slapping passenger xxd. I immediately asked him to stop! He told me she fainted. I tried to wake passenger. I pushed the fa call button to get flight attendant B's attention. She got on the phone called the flight deck gave the information that she had. Flight attendant-B then makes the PA asking for a medical professional. Passenger in yb who was an rn got up. She checked passenger xxd pulse and couldn't find it. She asked for the aed to use to find the pulse. Then she asked for bp cuff. I brought back the oxygen bottle. Passenger 11D regained consciousness. They were able to move her to the back galley. I went through the cabin taking up trash preparing the cabin for landing. Flight attendant-B got all the information from passenger C (husband) on passenger D; and the rn. I continued to check on the rest of the cabin. We landed and emt's came aboard removed passenger xxd; and we continued on after maintenance replaced our equipment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB175 Flight Attendant describes an ill passenger incident and the diversion that follows to get medical attention.
Narrative: I'd finished my service in the first class cabin; and went back to assist Flight Attendant B with service. We were at row XX. I notice passenger in XXD bent over with a sick bag in her hand. I asked her husband if she wanted Ginger ale to settle her stomach. Flight Attendant B went back to get more water. I moved the cart to the next row when I turned a saw passenger 11C slapping passenger XXD. I immediately asked him to stop! He told me she fainted. I tried to wake passenger. I pushed the fa call button to get Flight Attendant B's attention. She got on the phone called the flight deck gave the information that she had. Flight Attendant-B then makes the PA asking for a medical professional. Passenger in YB who was an RN got up. She checked passenger XXD pulse and couldn't find it. She asked for the AED to use to find the pulse. Then she asked for BP cuff. I brought back the oxygen bottle. Passenger 11D regained consciousness. They were able to move her to the back galley. I went through the cabin taking up trash preparing the cabin for landing. Flight Attendant-B got all the information from passenger C (husband) on passenger D; and the RN. I continued to check on the rest of the cabin. We landed and EMT's came aboard removed passenger XXD; and we continued on after Maintenance replaced our equipment.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.