Air carrier flight attendant reported being informed by a passenger that another flight attendant wa...

Narrative:

Passenger came to the back and informed me that I may need to check on my colleague. I asked what was the problem and the passenger told me he was hitting the seat back really hard. When I went up to check on my colleague; I noticed there was blood on his T shirt and uniform shirt. I informed the a purser flight attendant. A doctor announcement was made. 3 doctors responded. I stepped back and let them tend to my colleague. I kept the purser informed and got supplies that the doctors requested.prior to what happened to my colleague; I asked him a question earlier in the morning; he said he could not hear me; so I repeated myself 3 to 4 more times; even writing down what I was asking him. He could not hear what I was saying or understand what I was asking him. He kept asking me what I meant; he could not understand and he could not hear me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier Flight Attendant reported being informed by a passenger that another Flight Attendant was having a health issue. The Flight Attendant in question had exhibited an inability to understand spoken or written questions earlier in the flight. Onboard doctors were summoned.

Narrative: Passenger came to the back and informed me that I may need to check on my colleague. I asked what was the problem and the passenger told me he was hitting the seat back really hard. When I went up to check on my colleague; I noticed there was blood on his T shirt and uniform shirt. I informed the A Purser Flight Attendant. A doctor announcement was made. 3 doctors responded. I stepped back and let them tend to my colleague. I kept the Purser informed and got supplies that the doctors requested.Prior to what happened to my colleague; I asked him a question earlier in the morning; he said he could not hear me; so I repeated myself 3 to 4 more times; even writing down what I was asking him. He could not hear what I was saying or understand what I was asking him. He kept asking me what I meant; he could not understand and he could not hear me.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1344851
Time
Date	201603
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	FO
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Experience	Flight Attendant Airline Total 30 Flight Attendant Number Of Acft Qualified On 8 Flight Attendant Total 30 Flight Attendant Type 80
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

Air carrier flight attendant reported being informed by a passenger that another flight attendant was having a health issue. The flight attendant in question had exhibited an inability to understand spoken or written questions earlier in the flight. Onboard doctors were summoned.