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A passenger if found to be comatose in his seat. Efforts to revive him failed. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397859 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 397859 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 397999 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Male passenger in seat would not wake up. Crew tried to find pulse -- could not. Removed mr X to cross aisle and began cpr. Medical personnel were summoned and they took over. Rapid descent and direct route to gate where paramedics boarded and started rescue efforts. Mr X was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PAX IF FOUND TO BE COMATOSE IN HIS SEAT. EFFORTS TO REVIVE HIM FAILED. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.
Narrative: MALE PAX IN SEAT WOULD NOT WAKE UP. CREW TRIED TO FIND PULSE -- COULD NOT. REMOVED MR X TO CROSS AISLE AND BEGAN CPR. MEDICAL PERSONNEL WERE SUMMONED AND THEY TOOK OVER. RAPID DSCNT AND DIRECT RTE TO GATE WHERE PARAMEDICS BOARDED AND STARTED RESCUE EFFORTS. MR X WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LCL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.
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.