Flight attendant report on ill passenger on B757 from mco-sju. Doctor on board, medical kit used, pr...

Attributes
ACN	432352
Time
Date	199903
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma.artcc
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 15
ASRS Report	432352
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab #1
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted

Narrative:

Passenger released from hospital 2 weeks prior to flight, traveling without medical clearance, experienced chest pain. Cabin crew monitored her and then paged for doctor. One came forward. We took her to aft left jump seat area where passenger was seated. I brought aed -- enhanced medical kit and normal (small) medical kit. Saw doctor's credentials and she instructed me to open kit and get nitroglycerin tablets and stethoscope while she examined passenger. Oxygen was administered and nitro tablets given and all information was relayed to cockpit. The decision was made by doctor to proceed to sju and flight was met.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT ON ILL PAX ON B757 FROM MCO-SJU. DOCTOR ON BOARD, MEDICAL KIT USED, PROCEEDED TO SJU.

Narrative: PAX RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL 2 WKS PRIOR TO FLT, TRAVELING WITHOUT MEDICAL CLRNC, EXPERIENCED CHEST PAIN. CABIN CREW MONITORED HER AND THEN PAGED FOR DOCTOR. ONE CAME FORWARD. WE TOOK HER TO AFT L JUMP SEAT AREA WHERE PAX WAS SEATED. I BROUGHT AED -- ENHANCED MEDICAL KIT AND NORMAL (SMALL) MEDICAL KIT. SAW DOCTOR'S CREDENTIALS AND SHE INSTRUCTED ME TO OPEN KIT AND GET NITROGLYCERIN TABLETS AND STETHOSCOPE WHILE SHE EXAMINED PAX. OXYGEN WAS ADMINISTERED AND NITRO TABLETS GIVEN AND ALL INFO WAS RELAYED TO COCKPIT. THE DECISION WAS MADE BY DOCTOR TO PROCEED TO SJU AND FLT WAS MET.

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.

Flight attendant report on ill passenger on B757 from mco-sju. Doctor on board, medical kit used, proceeded to sju.