Medical emergency on airport in air carrier gate area.

Attributes
ACN	244887
Time
Date	199306
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btr
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : ground
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 3 controller radar : 4
ASRS Report	244887
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While working ground at btr, I was informed by airport security that a medical emergency was in progress on the ramp behind air carrier X medium large transport. I offered assistance, such as calling 911, but was told crash fire rescue (crash fire rescue equipment) dispatch would do it. I started monitoring crash fire rescue equipment frequency and heard the incident involved a person who got his foot caught in the mechanism of a catering truck. The dispatcher was informed to call 911 for the injury. After 5-7 mins, I observed the EMS unit depart his station 2 buildings down from the ATCT, and informed airport security. The air carrier X was delayed approximately 20 mins on his departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEDICAL EMER ON ARPT IN ACR GATE AREA.

Narrative: WHILE WORKING GND AT BTR, I WAS INFORMED BY ARPT SECURITY THAT A MEDICAL EMER WAS IN PROGRESS ON THE RAMP BEHIND ACR X MLG. I OFFERED ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS CALLING 911, BUT WAS TOLD CRASH FIRE RESCUE (CFR) DISPATCH WOULD DO IT. I STARTED MONITORING CFR FREQ AND HEARD THE INCIDENT INVOLVED A PERSON WHO GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN THE MECHANISM OF A CATERING TRUCK. THE DISPATCHER WAS INFORMED TO CALL 911 FOR THE INJURY. AFTER 5-7 MINS, I OBSERVED THE EMS UNIT DEPART HIS STATION 2 BUILDINGS DOWN FROM THE ATCT, AND INFORMED ARPT SECURITY. THE ACR X WAS DELAYED APPROX 20 MINS ON HIS DEP.

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