Flight crew incapacitation during descent.

Attributes
ACN	278818
Time
Date	199407
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pvd airport : bos
State Reference	RI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3400 flight time type : 135
ASRS Report	278818
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was prescribed a medication. I specifically asked the nurse what it was. (Never talked to the doctor.) she (nurse) told me it was xyz medication. I took 1 pill friday morning at XA00 am. While in-flight, I became nauseated, I told the captain I was not feeling well and it was his airplane. He took the airplane and asked me if I was ok. I said 'no' and passed out for 1-2 mins. The captain declared an emergency and then changed it to priority handling after I came to and was ok. I was still nauseated and feeling weak. He asked me if I needed an ambulance and I said yes. The doctors feel that it was a reaction to the medication and are currently running tests to make sure it was only the medication. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that she continued to fully recover and said that the medication she took was to help new mothers who do not want to breast feed. She immediately stopped using the medication and was given a stress test for her heart which checked out ok. She was cleared for return to duty on the saab 340B.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC INCAPACITATION DURING DSCNT.

Narrative: I WAS PRESCRIBED A MEDICATION. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THE NURSE WHAT IT WAS. (NEVER TALKED TO THE DOCTOR.) SHE (NURSE) TOLD ME IT WAS XYZ MEDICATION. I TOOK 1 PILL FRIDAY MORNING AT XA00 AM. WHILE INFLT, I BECAME NAUSEATED, I TOLD THE CAPT I WAS NOT FEELING WELL AND IT WAS HIS AIRPLANE. HE TOOK THE AIRPLANE AND ASKED ME IF I WAS OK. I SAID 'NO' AND PASSED OUT FOR 1-2 MINS. THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER AND THEN CHANGED IT TO PRIORITY HANDLING AFTER I CAME TO AND WAS OK. I WAS STILL NAUSEATED AND FEELING WEAK. HE ASKED ME IF I NEEDED AN AMBULANCE AND I SAID YES. THE DOCTORS FEEL THAT IT WAS A REACTION TO THE MEDICATION AND ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING TESTS TO MAKE SURE IT WAS ONLY THE MEDICATION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT SHE CONTINUED TO FULLY RECOVER AND SAID THAT THE MEDICATION SHE TOOK WAS TO HELP NEW MOTHERS WHO DO NOT WANT TO BREAST FEED. SHE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED USING THE MEDICATION AND WAS GIVEN A STRESS TEST FOR HER HEART WHICH CHKED OUT OK. SHE WAS CLRED FOR RETURN TO DUTY ON THE SAAB 340B.

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.