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At cruise onboard B767, passenger had a medical emergency, cabin attendants used defibrillator and passenger recovered. Paramedics met aircraft at destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 404921 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : eggx |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : eggx tower : gru |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 404921 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
It was a medical emergency, which we handled well. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the passenger fainted, had difficulty breathing and reported chest pain about 3 hours into the flight. Oxygen was administered, and no response to the call for physicians onboard. The purser, who was also a trained paramedic, decided to use the defibrillator, which also includes a monitor and only administers shock on demand when the equipment detects an irregular heartbeat. Paramedics met aircraft at destination and passenger received medical attention and was advised not to continue on to final destination of las.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT CRUISE ONBOARD B767, PAX HAD A MEDICAL EMER, CABIN ATTENDANTS USED DEFIBRILLATOR AND PAX RECOVERED. PARAMEDICS MET ACFT AT DEST.
Narrative: IT WAS A MEDICAL EMER, WHICH WE HANDLED WELL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE PAX FAINTED, HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND RPTED CHEST PAIN ABOUT 3 HRS INTO THE FLT. OXYGEN WAS ADMINISTERED, AND NO RESPONSE TO THE CALL FOR PHYSICIANS ONBOARD. THE PURSER, WHO WAS ALSO A TRAINED PARAMEDIC, DECIDED TO USE THE DEFIBRILLATOR, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES A MONITOR AND ONLY ADMINISTERS SHOCK ON DEMAND WHEN THE EQUIP DETECTS AN IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT. PARAMEDICS MET ACFT AT DEST AND PAX RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTN AND WAS ADVISED NOT TO CONTINUE ON TO FINAL DEST OF LAS.
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.