Flight attendant report on S80, mia-lga, on ill passenger. Heart defibrillator used.

Attributes
ACN	436415
Time
Date	199904
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdc.artcc
State Reference	DC
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
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 : 8
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 9 flight attendant time total : 14.5 flight attendant time type : 40
ASRS Report	436415
Person 2
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : #2
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : assigned or threatened penalties other Other

Narrative:

Elderly passenger ill. Doctor in first class cabin advised. He would not go back to aid passenger. Md in economy class cabin went to passenger seat. Flight attendant used heart defibrillator. Flight attendant reporting did not participate, except to ask economy class md to see passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT ON S80, MIA-LGA, ON ILL PAX. HEART DEFIBRILLATOR USED.

Narrative: ELDERLY PAX ILL. DOCTOR IN FIRST CLASS CABIN ADVISED. HE WOULD NOT GO BACK TO AID PAX. MD IN ECONOMY CLASS CABIN WENT TO PAX SEAT. FLT ATTENDANT USED HEART DEFIBRILLATOR. FLT ATTENDANT RPTING DID NOT PARTICIPATE, EXCEPT TO ASK ECONOMY CLASS MD TO SEE PAX.

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.