Flight attendant report, MD11, mia-lhr, ill passenger, divert to jfk, passenger removed.

Attributes
ACN	449377
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zbw.artcc
State Reference	NH
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
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 : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 1
ASRS Report	449377
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

A passenger was vomiting blood and had difficulty breathing. Oxygen administered, diversion to jfk. Physician tried to administer iv to passenger. Physician not successful in doing so. Passenger said altitude sickness had affected him before. Dropped passenger off in jfk. Passenger felt 100% better upon diversion. Decision to divert appropriate, despite passenger feeling better on return.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, MD11, MIA-LHR, ILL PAX, DIVERT TO JFK, PAX REMOVED.

Narrative: A PAX WAS VOMITING BLOOD AND HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING. OXYGEN ADMINISTERED, DIVERSION TO JFK. PHYSICIAN TRIED TO ADMINISTER IV TO PAX. PHYSICIAN NOT SUCCESSFUL IN DOING SO. PAX SAID ALT SICKNESS HAD AFFECTED HIM BEFORE. DROPPED PAX OFF IN JFK. PAX FELT 100% BETTER UPON DIVERSION. DECISION TO DIVERT APPROPRIATE, DESPITE PAX FEELING BETTER ON RETURN.

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.