<< >> NASA ASRS Report 447620, August 1999

Flight attendant report, B767-300, passenger fainted and revived by passenger md. Taken off in wheelchair, but refused medical help.

Attributes
ACN	447620
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : czqx.artcc
State Reference	NF
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czqx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
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 : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 7 flight attendant time total : 7 flight attendant time type : 2
ASRS Report	447620
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab#1
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger fainted. I was involved first, directed other flight attendants for oxygen, to notify captain, and page for physician. 2 physicians, sitting in close proximity, helped. I got medical kit, monitored blood pressure, laid her on seats after reseating passenger next to her. Passenger revived, taken off aircraft in wheelchair. She did not want ambulance or medical personnel to meet aircraft. Doctors had no idea why she fainted.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767-300, PAX FAINTED AND REVIVED BY PAX MD. TAKEN OFF IN WHEELCHAIR, BUT REFUSED MEDICAL HELP.

Narrative: PAX FAINTED. I WAS INVOLVED FIRST, DIRECTED OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS FOR OXYGEN, TO NOTIFY CAPT, AND PAGE FOR PHYSICIAN. 2 PHYSICIANS, SITTING IN CLOSE PROX, HELPED. I GOT MEDICAL KIT, MONITORED BLOOD PRESSURE, LAID HER ON SEATS AFTER RESEATING PAX NEXT TO HER. PAX REVIVED, TAKEN OFF ACFT IN WHEELCHAIR. SHE DID NOT WANT AMBULANCE OR MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO MEET ACFT. DOCTORS HAD NO IDEA WHY SHE FAINTED.

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.