Narrative:

About 10 mins into the flight, I responded to a call light. I encountered an elderly man (age 78) slouched in his seat, with his head dropped. His wife was calling his name. I shook him and he briefly raised his head, and then slumped again. I proceeded to obtain oxygen and advised another flight attendant to page for a physician and inform the captain. As I returned to the passenger, a woman idented herself as an rn, and I enlisted her assistance. She administered the oxygen while I asked another flight attendant to obtain the aed and medical kit. Then a dr came forward and idented herself as a pediatrician. The captain had begun heading back to rdu. The man responded to the oxygen, but remained incoherent and unaware of his surroundings. His speech was garbled. The nurse monitored his pulse and she determined that the aed was not necessary. It was the opinion of the dr and rn that the man had suffered a stroke. We reseated passenger so that the dr and rn could stay near the man for landing. The flight attendants took their assigned jump seats. Upon arrival at the gate, I returned to passenger for further assistance. As we waited for paramedics, the dr and rn determined that the man was going into shock, so they administered an iv from the medical kit. The paramedics arrived about 8-10 mins after arriving at the gate, and the man was removed from the airplane and transported to the hospital.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, S80, RDU-ORD, PAX WITH MEDICAL PROBS. FLT RETURNED TO RDU.

Narrative: ABOUT 10 MINS INTO THE FLT, I RESPONDED TO A CALL LIGHT. I ENCOUNTERED AN ELDERLY MAN (AGE 78) SLOUCHED IN HIS SEAT, WITH HIS HEAD DROPPED. HIS WIFE WAS CALLING HIS NAME. I SHOOK HIM AND HE BRIEFLY RAISED HIS HEAD, AND THEN SLUMPED AGAIN. I PROCEEDED TO OBTAIN OXYGEN AND ADVISED ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT TO PAGE FOR A PHYSICIAN AND INFORM THE CAPT. AS I RETURNED TO THE PAX, A WOMAN IDENTED HERSELF AS AN RN, AND I ENLISTED HER ASSISTANCE. SHE ADMINISTERED THE OXYGEN WHILE I ASKED ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT TO OBTAIN THE AED AND MEDICAL KIT. THEN A DR CAME FORWARD AND IDENTED HERSELF AS A PEDIATRICIAN. THE CAPT HAD BEGUN HEADING BACK TO RDU. THE MAN RESPONDED TO THE OXYGEN, BUT REMAINED INCOHERENT AND UNAWARE OF HIS SURROUNDINGS. HIS SPEECH WAS GARBLED. THE NURSE MONITORED HIS PULSE AND SHE DETERMINED THAT THE AED WAS NOT NECESSARY. IT WAS THE OPINION OF THE DR AND RN THAT THE MAN HAD SUFFERED A STROKE. WE RESEATED PAX SO THAT THE DR AND RN COULD STAY NEAR THE MAN FOR LNDG. THE FLT ATTENDANTS TOOK THEIR ASSIGNED JUMP SEATS. UPON ARR AT THE GATE, I RETURNED TO PAX FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. AS WE WAITED FOR PARAMEDICS, THE DR AND RN DETERMINED THAT THE MAN WAS GOING INTO SHOCK, SO THEY ADMINISTERED AN IV FROM THE MEDICAL KIT. THE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED ABOUT 8-10 MINS AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE, AND THE MAN WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRPLANE AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

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.