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Flight attendant report, MD80, pbi-lga, regarding a divert to phl to remove ill passenger, per directions of passenger md.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435833 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc.artcc |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 : 7 flight attendant time total : 7 flight attendant time type : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 435833 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
Narrative:
Passenger had parkinson's disease and had difficulty breathing. Passenger was given oxygen and treated by the flight attendant crew. 1 nurse and 1 intern took his blood pressure, pulse was monitored. Passenger was monitored by aircraft defibrillator. Emergency landing was made into phl. Passenger removed by phl emt's.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, PBI-LGA, REGARDING A DIVERT TO PHL TO REMOVE ILL PAX, PER DIRECTIONS OF PAX MD.
Narrative: PAX HAD PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING. PAX WAS GIVEN OXYGEN AND TREATED BY THE FLT ATTENDANT CREW. 1 NURSE AND 1 INTERN TOOK HIS BLOOD PRESSURE, PULSE WAS MONITORED. PAX WAS MONITORED BY ACFT DEFIBRILLATOR. EMER LNDG WAS MADE INTO PHL. PAX REMOVED BY PHL EMT'S.
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.