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At cruise on MD80S, passenger had heart attack. Physicians that happened to be on board assisted ill passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403861 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz tower : ewr |
| 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 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 403861 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After the passenger passed out, we lowered her onto the floor and paged for a physician. Fortunately there were 2 on board. Flight attendant #1 was an outstanding assistant to doctors. The only real additional help would have been the equipment to use for monitoring purposes, if nothing else.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT CRUISE ON MD80S, PAX HAD HEART ATTACK. PHYSICIANS THAT HAPPENED TO BE ON BOARD ASSISTED ILL PAX.
Narrative: AFTER THE PAX PASSED OUT, WE LOWERED HER ONTO THE FLOOR AND PAGED FOR A PHYSICIAN. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE 2 ON BOARD. FLT ATTENDANT #1 WAS AN OUTSTANDING ASSISTANT TO DOCTORS. THE ONLY REAL ADDITIONAL HELP WOULD HAVE BEEN THE EQUIP TO USE FOR MONITORING PURPOSES, IF NOTHING ELSE.
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.