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Flight attendant report regarding a sick passenger who appeared to be having a heart attack. Captain diverted and called for paramedics.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423396 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 423396 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During flight, passenger told #4 flight attendant he had chest pain, shortness of breath. He said it felt tight and really bad stomach pain -- like really bad indigestion. I put him on oxygen. The captain said he had all the signs of a heart attack, so he landed as soon as possible. The paramedics came on, took vital signs, talked with him, and decided he needed to go the hospital. Everyone was calm. The incident went smoothly. All flight attendants were confident and comfortable handling the situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A SICK PAX WHO APPEARED TO BE HAVING A HEART ATTACK. CAPT DIVERTED AND CALLED FOR PARAMEDICS.
Narrative: DURING FLT, PAX TOLD #4 FLT ATTENDANT HE HAD CHEST PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BREATH. HE SAID IT FELT TIGHT AND REALLY BAD STOMACH PAIN -- LIKE REALLY BAD INDIGESTION. I PUT HIM ON OXYGEN. THE CAPT SAID HE HAD ALL THE SIGNS OF A HEART ATTACK, SO HE LANDED ASAP. THE PARAMEDICS CAME ON, TOOK VITAL SIGNS, TALKED WITH HIM, AND DECIDED HE NEEDED TO GO THE HOSPITAL. EVERYONE WAS CALM. THE INCIDENT WENT SMOOTHLY. ALL FLT ATTENDANTS WERE CONFIDENT AND COMFORTABLE HANDLING THE SIT.
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.