<< >> NASA ASRS Report 432739, March 1999

Flight attendant report on sick passenger on B767-300 from lhr-jfk. Return to lhr to remove passenger for medical help.

Attributes
ACN	432739
Time
Date	199903
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : egtt.artcc
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : egtt.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 30 flight attendant time total : 30 flight attendant time type : 70
ASRS Report	432739
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 : 940
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

A gentleman came to back of cabin requesting aspirin and was very pale and sweating profusely. He told me he had lost his blood pressure medicine and had not taken it for 3 days. Also said he almost threw up on takeoff. An evaluation by myself and crew, it was decided to return to lhr for medical assistance. The right decision was made, for I was told if he had stayed on board he would not have survived.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT ON SICK PAX ON B767-300 FROM LHR-JFK. RETURN TO LHR TO REMOVE PAX FOR MEDICAL HELP.

Narrative: A GENTLEMAN CAME TO BACK OF CABIN REQUESTING ASPIRIN AND WAS VERY PALE AND SWEATING PROFUSELY. HE TOLD ME HE HAD LOST HIS BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINE AND HAD NOT TAKEN IT FOR 3 DAYS. ALSO SAID HE ALMOST THREW UP ON TKOF. AN EVALUATION BY MYSELF AND CREW, IT WAS DECIDED TO RETURN TO LHR FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THE RIGHT DECISION WAS MADE, FOR I WAS TOLD IF HE HAD STAYED ON BOARD HE WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED.

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.