Illness of flight attendant causes flight crew to divert to obtain medical help.

Attributes
ACN	435948
Time
Date	199904
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : gdm.vortac
State Reference	MA
Altitude	msl single value : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Ice Rain
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Saab-Scania Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	435948
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : cab3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Flight attendant passed out in-flight. A uniformed deadheading flight attendant assisted in cabin services (securing cabin). A diversion to nearby airport made with crash fire rescue equipment medics standing by.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ILLNESS OF FLT ATTENDANT CAUSES FLC TO DIVERT TO OBTAIN MEDICAL HELP.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT PASSED OUT INFLT. A UNIFORMED DEADHEADING FLT ATTENDANT ASSISTED IN CABIN SVCS (SECURING CABIN). A DIVERSION TO NEARBY ARPT MADE WITH CFR MEDICS STANDING BY.

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.