Narrative:

I noticed that lead flight attendant...was standing near a passenger...who appeared to be semi-conscious with eyes open and a blank stare. He was also incapable of communicating effectively. I immediately paged for a doctor/nurse/paramedic. Passenger doctor immediately came to our assistance and began to assess passenger at which time I notified the flight deck of a possible medical emergency. During this time lead flight attendant verified that the doctor had the proper licensing.once off the interphone; I retrieved the stethoscope and blood pressure cuff from the emk and delivered both items to [the] doctor. I then made a second call to the flight deck to inform captain that medical assistance was being provided by a doctor. During this time we notified the doctor that we had an eemk on board. He requested to see an itemized list of equipment within the kit. I was able to pull the information from the manuals app on link. After looking over the list; doctor requested that I retrieve the kit. As a precautionary measure I also brought the aed to the front of the plane. From the kit; doctor administered a cap of [medicine] and two aspirin.approximately 30-35 minutes after initial onset of symptoms; doctor determined that passenger was stabilizing.at 2 hours and 30 minutes prior to landing I was standing in the forward galley when I heard a passenger shout; 'help; help.' as I entered the aisle I saw that passenger was once again in a state of distress. I immediately notified doctor that passenger was in need of help.I notified the flight deck and called for lead flight attendant to come to the forward part of the cabin. It was determined that the three of us would need to lift and place passenger on the floor as he was completely unconscious at this point. We laid him on the floor between row 1 and the forward galley. It was determined that the aed would need to be used. While the doctor was removing passengers shirt; I began preparing the aed for use. I handed the shears to the doctor; turned the aed on; connected the adult pads to device and handed them for placement. Machine determined that a shock would need to be given at which point the doctor deployed the button. Once the shock was administered; passenger began to vomit and it was determined that we would need to put him in a recovery position.we paged for more medical assistance and secured the help of two nurses. During this entire time I was kneeling on the floor by door 1L; retrieving pocket masks and gloves for the medical professionals. At this time; the doctor began requesting different items from the eemk. I was not able to identify any of the items requested. Doctor was also having difficulty finding the appropriate items which resulted in the entire contents of the kit becoming strewn all over the floor; jumpseat and drop down tray table at door 1L; in addition to the other medical equipment being used.captain came over the PA to notify us that we would be diverting and landing in 15 minutes.due to spatial limitations of the 737-900; location of passenger on the floor; amount of medical professionals assisting; and the medical equipment being used it was impossible for me to physically sit in the jumpseat for landing which is a direct violation of fars. Instead; I positioned myself on my knees on the floor directly forward of the flight deck door and centered between doors 1L/right.

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Title: B737-900 Flight Attendant reported that the flight diverted due to passenger illness.

Narrative: I noticed that lead Flight Attendant...was standing near a passenger...who appeared to be semi-conscious with eyes open and a blank stare. He was also incapable of communicating effectively. I immediately paged for a doctor/nurse/paramedic. Passenger doctor immediately came to our assistance and began to assess passenger at which time I notified the flight deck of a possible medical emergency. During this time lead Flight Attendant verified that the doctor had the proper licensing.Once off the interphone; I retrieved the stethoscope and blood pressure cuff from the EMK and delivered both items to [the] Doctor. I then made a second call to the flight deck to inform Captain that medical assistance was being provided by a doctor. During this time we notified the doctor that we had an EEMK on board. He requested to see an itemized list of equipment within the kit. I was able to pull the information from the manuals app on LINK. After looking over the list; doctor requested that I retrieve the kit. As a precautionary measure I also brought the AED to the front of the plane. From the kit; doctor administered a cap of [medicine] and two aspirin.Approximately 30-35 minutes after initial onset of symptoms; doctor determined that passenger was stabilizing.At 2 hours and 30 minutes prior to landing I was standing in the forward galley when I heard a passenger shout; 'Help; help.' As I entered the aisle I saw that passenger was once again in a state of distress. I immediately notified doctor that passenger was in need of help.I notified the flight deck and called for lead Flight Attendant to come to the forward part of the cabin. It was determined that the three of us would need to lift and place passenger on the floor as he was completely unconscious at this point. We laid him on the floor between row 1 and the forward galley. It was determined that the AED would need to be used. While the doctor was removing passengers shirt; I began preparing the AED for use. I handed the shears to the doctor; turned the AED on; connected the adult pads to device and handed them for placement. Machine determined that a shock would need to be given at which point the doctor deployed the button. Once the shock was administered; passenger began to vomit and it was determined that we would need to put him in a recovery position.We paged for more medical assistance and secured the help of two nurses. During this entire time I was kneeling on the floor by door 1L; retrieving pocket masks and gloves for the medical professionals. At this time; the doctor began requesting different items from the EEMK. I was not able to identify any of the items requested. Doctor was also having difficulty finding the appropriate items which resulted in the entire contents of the kit becoming strewn all over the floor; jumpseat and drop down tray table at door 1L; in addition to the other medical equipment being used.Captain came over the PA to notify us that we would be diverting and landing in 15 minutes.Due to spatial limitations of the 737-900; location of passenger on the floor; amount of medical professionals assisting; and the medical equipment being used it was impossible for me to physically sit in the jumpseat for landing which is a direct violation of FARs. Instead; I positioned myself on my knees on the floor directly forward of the flight deck door and centered between doors 1L/R.

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.