<< >> NASA ASRS Report 407709, June 1998

At cruise on board B767-200, passenger fainted, fell, and hit head on seat. Cabin attendant treated and passenger recovered without further incidence.

Attributes
ACN	407709
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
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	407709
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Passenger fainted on way to aft lavatory. He hit his head on the armrest and the aisle seat. I saw him in the aisle on the floor and went to him. He was face down. Rolled him over and he came to. Got 2 pillows and had him lay on floor. Applied cold compresses to head. Passenger skin was clammy. Passenger got up and sat on the aft jump seat. Ice pack was applied to his head. He drank rehydration fluids and water. He returned to seat and appeared ok for remainder of the flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT CRUISE ON BOARD B767-200, PAX FAINTED, FELL, AND HIT HEAD ON SEAT. CABIN ATTENDANT TREATED AND PAX RECOVERED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENCE.

Narrative: PAX FAINTED ON WAY TO AFT LAVATORY. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ARMREST AND THE AISLE SEAT. I SAW HIM IN THE AISLE ON THE FLOOR AND WENT TO HIM. HE WAS FACE DOWN. ROLLED HIM OVER AND HE CAME TO. GOT 2 PILLOWS AND HAD HIM LAY ON FLOOR. APPLIED COLD COMPRESSES TO HEAD. PAX SKIN WAS CLAMMY. PAX GOT UP AND SAT ON THE AFT JUMP SEAT. ICE PACK WAS APPLIED TO HIS HEAD. HE DRANK REHYDRATION FLUIDS AND WATER. HE RETURNED TO SEAT AND APPEARED OK FOR REMAINDER OF THE FLT.

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.