<< >> NASA ASRS Report 445218, July 1999

Flight attendant report, B757, lax-dfw, passenger had seizure and was monitored by passenger doctor. Diverted to abq for hospitalization.

Attributes
ACN	445218
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zab.artcc
State Reference	NM
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
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 : 7 flight attendant time total : 7 flight attendant time type : 25
ASRS Report	445218
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 : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Main cabin flight attendants were notified of passenger having a problem. Flight attendant discovered female passenger, age mid 20's, having a seizure and bleeding from the mouth. Cockpit was notified and we paged for a doctor. We monitored passenger until a doctor idented himself. He continued to monitor passenger, who never lost consciousness, however was in and out of responsiveness. Oxygen was not needed and not administered. Captain diverted to abq where aircraft was met by emt personnel and passenger was removed from aircraft on her own and taken to the hospital. When passenger was leaving aircraft, she indicated she did not remember having a seizure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B757, LAX-DFW, PAX HAD SEIZURE AND WAS MONITORED BY PAX DOCTOR. DIVERTED TO ABQ FOR HOSPITALIZATION.

Narrative: MAIN CABIN FLT ATTENDANTS WERE NOTIFIED OF PAX HAVING A PROB. FLT ATTENDANT DISCOVERED FEMALE PAX, AGE MID 20'S, HAVING A SEIZURE AND BLEEDING FROM THE MOUTH. COCKPIT WAS NOTIFIED AND WE PAGED FOR A DOCTOR. WE MONITORED PAX UNTIL A DOCTOR IDENTED HIMSELF. HE CONTINUED TO MONITOR PAX, WHO NEVER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, HOWEVER WAS IN AND OUT OF RESPONSIVENESS. OXYGEN WAS NOT NEEDED AND NOT ADMINISTERED. CAPT DIVERTED TO ABQ WHERE ACFT WAS MET BY EMT PERSONNEL AND PAX WAS REMOVED FROM ACFT ON HER OWN AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. WHEN PAX WAS LEAVING ACFT, SHE INDICATED SHE DID NOT REMEMBER HAVING A SEIZURE.

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.