<< >> NASA ASRS Report 407526, April 1998

On descent onboard A300, passenger became ill and flight crew had paramedics meet aircraft at destination.

Attributes
ACN	407526
Time
Date	199804
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zbw
State Reference	MA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	407526
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:

Passenger was found unconscious but breathing, leaning over on her seat. Another flight attendant and myself lowered her to the floor and she began to regain consciousness. We paged a doctor. The doctor wanted the passenger tested for tb. Follow-up conversations with the company revealed that the ill passenger tested negative for tb. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that 2 doctors responded to the page and examined sick passenger. One doctor suspected tb because the passenger was traveling from haiti. The passenger was clammy, sweaty and unconscious when cabin attendants found her. Passenger was traveling with her daughter and granddaughter and estimated to be approximately 60 yrs old. The flight crew had paramedics meet aircraft and took passenger to the hospital where she was tested for tb. Negative results were reported to the crew involved by the end of their return leg to mia.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON DSCNT ONBOARD A300, PAX BECAME ILL AND FLC HAD PARAMEDICS MEET ACFT AT DEST.

Narrative: PAX WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS BUT BREATHING, LEANING OVER ON HER SEAT. ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT AND MYSELF LOWERED HER TO THE FLOOR AND SHE BEGAN TO REGAIN CONSCIOUSNESS. WE PAGED A DOCTOR. THE DOCTOR WANTED THE PAX TESTED FOR TB. FOLLOW-UP CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMPANY REVEALED THAT THE ILL PAX TESTED NEGATIVE FOR TB. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT 2 DOCTORS RESPONDED TO THE PAGE AND EXAMINED SICK PAX. ONE DOCTOR SUSPECTED TB BECAUSE THE PAX WAS TRAVELING FROM HAITI. THE PAX WAS CLAMMY, SWEATY AND UNCONSCIOUS WHEN CABIN ATTENDANTS FOUND HER. PAX WAS TRAVELING WITH HER DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER AND ESTIMATED TO BE APPROX 60 YRS OLD. THE FLC HAD PARAMEDICS MEET ACFT AND TOOK PAX TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TESTED FOR TB. NEGATIVE RESULTS WERE RPTED TO THE CREW INVOLVED BY THE END OF THEIR RETURN LEG TO MIA.

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.