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Flight attendant reported ill passenger on B777 (lgw-dfw) with cardiac history. Doctor on board. Medical kit used.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435379 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : czqx.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czqx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 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 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 435379 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 2 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
It was around XA25 a passenger came to galley for assistance for passenger in row xx. He appeared pale in color and was about to lose consciousness. I paged for medical assistance. Doctor in row xx responded. Passenger was moved to floor entry area. Doctor monitored passenger heart and blood pressure. He was given the enhanced medical kit. The iv was used out of the kit along with 3 bottles of oxygen. Passenger regained color and doctor said blood pressure was stable. Passenger was able to situation in a seat for landing. No unscheduled landing was necessary. No medical attention required upon arrival in dfw. Passenger left aircraft with wheelchair assistance only. Passenger is a cardiac patient. It was a yr ago he had a cardiac arrest.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPTED ILL PAX ON B777 (LGW-DFW) WITH CARDIAC HISTORY. DOCTOR ON BOARD. MEDICAL KIT USED.
Narrative: IT WAS AROUND XA25 A PAX CAME TO GALLEY FOR ASSISTANCE FOR PAX IN ROW XX. HE APPEARED PALE IN COLOR AND WAS ABOUT TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. I PAGED FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. DOCTOR IN ROW XX RESPONDED. PAX WAS MOVED TO FLOOR ENTRY AREA. DOCTOR MONITORED PAX HEART AND BLOOD PRESSURE. HE WAS GIVEN THE ENHANCED MEDICAL KIT. THE IV WAS USED OUT OF THE KIT ALONG WITH 3 BOTTLES OF OXYGEN. PAX REGAINED COLOR AND DOCTOR SAID BLOOD PRESSURE WAS STABLE. PAX WAS ABLE TO SIT IN A SEAT FOR LNDG. NO UNSCHEDULED LNDG WAS NECESSARY. NO MEDICAL ATTN REQUIRED UPON ARR IN DFW. PAX LEFT ACFT WITH WHEELCHAIR ASSISTANCE ONLY. PAX IS A CARDIAC PATIENT. IT WAS A YR AGO HE HAD A CARDIAC ARREST.
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.