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Flight attendant report regarding passenger illness, difficulty breathing and loss of pulse. Oxygen administered, then mmr and CCC. Paramedics met the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 379639 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gso |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 379639 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| 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:
Approximately 15 mins after takeoff passenger came to the back to use the lavatory. When she came out, she looked at the #2 flight attendant and signaled she was having trouble breathing. #4 flight attendant and #2 flight attendant sat her in row xx. They gave her oxygen while #4 flight attendant called the #1 flight attendant. Then #4 flight attendant made an announcement, requested if doctors on board. There was no answer. After giving passenger oxygen, she was still struggling breathing then lost consciousness. #1 flight attendant went for the emergency medical kit. We lifted her onto the ground, passenger weighed approximately 325 pounds. #4 and #1 flight attendants began mmr and CCC using lateral mask and 1 latex glove. Passenger began to breathe on her own and a pulse about 20 mins after beginning mmr and CCC. Continued to give the passenger oxygen until paramedics got to her and then they took over. It took 4 men to even get passenger into aisle chair. She stopped breathing again and no pulse. They put her in an ambulance then to a gso hospital.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING PAX ILLNESS, DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND LOSS OF PULSE. OXYGEN ADMINISTERED, THEN MMR AND CCC. PARAMEDICS MET THE ACFT.
Narrative: APPROX 15 MINS AFTER TKOF PAX CAME TO THE BACK TO USE THE LAVATORY. WHEN SHE CAME OUT, SHE LOOKED AT THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT AND SIGNALED SHE WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING. #4 FLT ATTENDANT AND #2 FLT ATTENDANT SAT HER IN ROW XX. THEY GAVE HER OXYGEN WHILE #4 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT. THEN #4 FLT ATTENDANT MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT, REQUESTED IF DOCTORS ON BOARD. THERE WAS NO ANSWER. AFTER GIVING PAX OXYGEN, SHE WAS STILL STRUGGLING BREATHING THEN LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. #1 FLT ATTENDANT WENT FOR THE EMER MEDICAL KIT. WE LIFTED HER ONTO THE GND, PAX WEIGHED APPROX 325 LBS. #4 AND #1 FLT ATTENDANTS BEGAN MMR AND CCC USING LATERAL MASK AND 1 LATEX GLOVE. PAX BEGAN TO BREATHE ON HER OWN AND A PULSE ABOUT 20 MINS AFTER BEGINNING MMR AND CCC. CONTINUED TO GIVE THE PAX OXYGEN UNTIL PARAMEDICS GOT TO HER AND THEN THEY TOOK OVER. IT TOOK 4 MEN TO EVEN GET PAX INTO AISLE CHAIR. SHE STOPPED BREATHING AGAIN AND NO PULSE. THEY PUT HER IN AN AMBULANCE THEN TO A GSO HOSPITAL.
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.