At cruise, onboard MD80S, passenger became ill and flight crew diverted to alternate for medical ass...

Attributes
ACN	410145
Time
Date	199807
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mmty
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mmty
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	410145
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 called me and told me that she had chest pain. I told the other flight attendants and got back to passenger and asked her questions about how hard was the chest pain and if she was taking any medications. One of the other flight attendants notified the #1 flight attendant and captain. Captain called the medical center. The #1 flight attendant made the decision to put passenger on oxygen and I sat next to her to keep asking questions how she was feeling and she kept saying that chest pain was not going away. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that they diverted to san antonio for medical assistance. Paramedics met aircraft at sat, and took passenger to the hospital. Flight proceeded to destination without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT CRUISE, ONBOARD MD80S, PAX BECAME ILL AND FLC DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. FLT THEN PROCEEDED WITHOUT INCIDENT TO DEST.

Narrative: PAX CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD CHEST PAIN. I TOLD THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS AND GOT BACK TO PAX AND ASKED HER QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW HARD WAS THE CHEST PAIN AND IF SHE WAS TAKING ANY MEDICATIONS. ONE OF THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS NOTIFIED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND CAPT. CAPT CALLED THE MEDICAL CTR. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT MADE THE DECISION TO PUT PAX ON OXYGEN AND I SAT NEXT TO HER TO KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS HOW SHE WAS FEELING AND SHE KEPT SAYING THAT CHEST PAIN WAS NOT GOING AWAY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THEY DIVERTED TO SAN ANTONIO FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. PARAMEDICS MET ACFT AT SAT, AND TOOK PAX TO THE HOSPITAL. FLT PROCEEDED TO DEST WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.

At cruise, onboard MD80S, passenger became ill and flight crew diverted to alternate for medical assistance. Flight then proceeded without incident to destination.