Emergency declared -- air carrier diverts to a nearby airport when a flight attendant becomes ill.

Attributes
ACN	312662
Time
Date	199508
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eug
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zse
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	312662
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	312663
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After level off at FL350, en route from sfo-sea, one of our flight attendants entered the cockpit and said she was not feeling well. We had her situation in the jumpseat and breath some oxygen thinking this might make her feel better. Shortly after she put the mask on she went into severe convulsions. We got the mask off of her face and called the other flight attendant to help us get her under control. Shortly after the other flight attendant opened the flight deck door, the ill flight attendant passed out. We made an emergency diversion into eug and were met by medical personnel. We are trained to take care of problems with the aircraft, but there were no checklists to take care of this problem. Our recent cockpit resource management emphasis on training paid off because we were able to use our outside resources available by communicating our problem. Also we both made sure someone was flying the airplane at all times.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER DECLARED -- ACR DIVERTS TO A NEARBY ARPT WHEN A FLT ATTENDANT BECOMES ILL.

Narrative: AFTER LEVEL OFF AT FL350, ENRTE FROM SFO-SEA, ONE OF OUR FLT ATTENDANTS ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND SAID SHE WAS NOT FEELING WELL. WE HAD HER SIT IN THE JUMPSEAT AND BREATH SOME OXYGEN THINKING THIS MIGHT MAKE HER FEEL BETTER. SHORTLY AFTER SHE PUT THE MASK ON SHE WENT INTO SEVERE CONVULSIONS. WE GOT THE MASK OFF OF HER FACE AND CALLED THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANT TO HELP US GET HER UNDER CTL. SHORTLY AFTER THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANT OPENED THE FLT DECK DOOR, THE ILL FLT ATTENDANT PASSED OUT. WE MADE AN EMER DIVERSION INTO EUG AND WERE MET BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. WE ARE TRAINED TO TAKE CARE OF PROBS WITH THE ACFT, BUT THERE WERE NO CHKLISTS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROB. OUR RECENT COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT EMPHASIS ON TRAINING PAID OFF BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO USE OUR OUTSIDE RESOURCES AVAILABLE BY COMMUNICATING OUR PROB. ALSO WE BOTH MADE SURE SOMEONE WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE AT ALL TIMES.

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.