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Flight crew of a B757 declared a medical emergency when cabin attendant reports that a passenger needs immediate medical attention according to a passenger doctor aboard.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382419 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 380 |
| ASRS Report | 382419 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 383904 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Descending for approach into jfk, flight attendant informed cockpit crew of passenger illness. Flight attendant made call for doctor. Medical doctor on board requested paramedics and stated passenger 'looks in bad shape.' medical emergency declared. ATC expedited flight to gate. Passenger received oxygen from flight attendant and walked off aircraft unassisted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B757 DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER WHEN CABIN ATTENDANT RPTS THAT A PAX NEEDS IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTN ACCORDING TO A PAX DOCTOR ABOARD.
Narrative: DSNDING FOR APCH INTO JFK, FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED COCKPIT CREW OF PAX ILLNESS. FLT ATTENDANT MADE CALL FOR DOCTOR. MEDICAL DOCTOR ON BOARD REQUESTED PARAMEDICS AND STATED PAX 'LOOKS IN BAD SHAPE.' MEDICAL EMER DECLARED. ATC EXPEDITED FLT TO GATE. PAX RECEIVED OXYGEN FROM FLT ATTENDANT AND WALKED OFF ACFT UNASSISTED.
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.