Flight attendant report, MD11, dfw-lgw, divert to ord to remove ill passenger to hospital

Attributes
ACN	441347
Time
Date	199906
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zau.artcc
State Reference	IL
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
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 : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 23 flight attendant time total : 23 flight attendant time type : 10
ASRS Report	441347
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight attendant #8 came into galley at start of meal service to inform us of a passenger in distress. She asked for cold towels. I went back with her to see the passenger and decided to get oxygen. Passenger was turning blue but breathing. The purser and captain were informed. A doctor was paged for. 3 or more doctors and a nurse came. Flight attendants got medical kit and defibrillator. After they checked him, they said we should land. I stowed the business class galley, and continued to check on passenger and relay information to the purser. I checked his bags for medicine and personal information.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, MD11, DFW-LGW, DIVERT TO ORD TO REMOVE ILL PAX TO HOSPITAL

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT #8 CAME INTO GALLEY AT START OF MEAL SVC TO INFORM US OF A PAX IN DISTRESS. SHE ASKED FOR COLD TOWELS. I WENT BACK WITH HER TO SEE THE PAX AND DECIDED TO GET OXYGEN. PAX WAS TURNING BLUE BUT BREATHING. THE PURSER AND CAPT WERE INFORMED. A DOCTOR WAS PAGED FOR. 3 OR MORE DOCTORS AND A NURSE CAME. FLT ATTENDANTS GOT MEDICAL KIT AND DEFIBRILLATOR. AFTER THEY CHKED HIM, THEY SAID WE SHOULD LAND. I STOWED THE BUSINESS CLASS GALLEY, AND CONTINUED TO CHK ON PAX AND RELAY INFO TO THE PURSER. I CHKED HIS BAGS FOR MEDICINE AND PERSONAL INFO.

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.