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Flight attendant report, S80, dfw-mem, boarding, passenger had convulsions and breathing problems, flight attendant used aed, saved his life, passenger removed to hospital.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 440419 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199905 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 14 flight attendant time total : 14 flight attendant time type : 95 |
| ASRS Report | 440419 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A man was having convulsions and having problems breathing. He was unconscious. We gave him oxygen and hooked up the aed. We shocked him and kept him on oxygen. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that their aed (automatic-external defibrillator) showed that the man had actually died, and the cabin crew was able to bring him back to life. The paramedics came and he almost died again, until they were able to suction blockage from his throat. The crew was subsequently told that the man survived, mainly because of their quick use of the aed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, S80, DFW-MEM, BOARDING, PAX HAD CONVULSIONS AND BREATHING PROBS, FLT ATTENDANT USED AED, SAVED HIS LIFE, PAX REMOVED TO HOSPITAL.
Narrative: A MAN WAS HAVING CONVULSIONS AND HAVING PROBS BREATHING. HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS. WE GAVE HIM OXYGEN AND HOOKED UP THE AED. WE SHOCKED HIM AND KEPT HIM ON OXYGEN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THEIR AED (AUTO-EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR) SHOWED THAT THE MAN HAD ACTUALLY DIED, AND THE CABIN CREW WAS ABLE TO BRING HIM BACK TO LIFE. THE PARAMEDICS CAME AND HE ALMOST DIED AGAIN, UNTIL THEY WERE ABLE TO SUCTION BLOCKAGE FROM HIS THROAT. THE CREW WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOLD THAT THE MAN SURVIVED, MAINLY BECAUSE OF THEIR QUICK USE OF THE AED.
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.