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While parked at gate, onboard B727-200, passenger medical emergency occurred. Paramedics used aft stairs to access aircraft and remove passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 410547 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 410547 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Medical emergency during boarding, resulting in passenger death. Passenger who was on pre-ordered oxygen lost consciousness in his seat. I was notified of the situation by the flight attendant in back. I notified captain, requested an ambulance to come up the aft stairs. I asked the agent to stop boarding. I made a PA for an md to go to the back of the aircraft and also for everyone to clear the aisle. I retrieved our passenger kit and an oxygen walkaround bottle and proceeded back to the passenger who was receiving cpr from an rn and a paramedic (passenger). The paramedics eventually arrived and took the passenger down the aft stairs after performing cpr for approximately 15 mins. The passenger had a pace maker so was not defibrillated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE PARKED AT GATE, ONBOARD B727-200, PAX MEDICAL EMER OCCURRED. PARAMEDICS USED AFT STAIRS TO ACCESS ACFT AND REMOVE PAX.
Narrative: MEDICAL EMER DURING BOARDING, RESULTING IN PAX DEATH. PAX WHO WAS ON PRE-ORDERED OXYGEN LOST CONSCIOUSNESS IN HIS SEAT. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SIT BY THE FLT ATTENDANT IN BACK. I NOTIFIED CAPT, REQUESTED AN AMBULANCE TO COME UP THE AFT STAIRS. I ASKED THE AGENT TO STOP BOARDING. I MADE A PA FOR AN MD TO GO TO THE BACK OF THE ACFT AND ALSO FOR EVERYONE TO CLR THE AISLE. I RETRIEVED OUR PAX KIT AND AN OXYGEN WALKAROUND BOTTLE AND PROCEEDED BACK TO THE PAX WHO WAS RECEIVING CPR FROM AN RN AND A PARAMEDIC (PAX). THE PARAMEDICS EVENTUALLY ARRIVED AND TOOK THE PAX DOWN THE AFT STAIRS AFTER PERFORMING CPR FOR APPROX 15 MINS. THE PAX HAD A PACE MAKER SO WAS NOT DEFIBRILLATED.
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.