<< >> NASA ASRS Report 450441, August 1999

Flight attendant report, B767-200, lax-iad, passenger had heart attack, 2 passenger md's intervened, no diversion, passenger removed by paramedics at iad.

Attributes
ACN	450441
Time
Date	199908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdv.artcc
State Reference	CO
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 7 flight attendant time total : 9 flight attendant time type : 85
ASRS Report	450441
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	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

A man in main cabin complained of dizziness, and was sweating a lot. He felt weak and tired suddenly. We laid him down, with legs elevated, and paged for a doctor. 2 gentlemen showed up. We had a medical kit, oxygen, aed and emergency kit handy for their needs. After examining the 48 yr old man, they determined he was having a 'revolving' heart attack. We continued to iad where we were met by paramedics, and the man was taken to the hospital. He never lost consciousness. He went to the lavatory and notified one flight attendant in the aft galley of his symptoms, then she called me, flight attendant in charge. That's how I got involved.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B767-200, LAX-IAD, PAX HAD HEART ATTACK, 2 PAX MD'S INTERVENED, NO DIVERSION, PAX REMOVED BY PARAMEDICS AT IAD.

Narrative: A MAN IN MAIN CABIN COMPLAINED OF DIZZINESS, AND WAS SWEATING A LOT. HE FELT WEAK AND TIRED SUDDENLY. WE LAID HIM DOWN, WITH LEGS ELEVATED, AND PAGED FOR A DOCTOR. 2 GENTLEMEN SHOWED UP. WE HAD A MEDICAL KIT, OXYGEN, AED AND EMER KIT HANDY FOR THEIR NEEDS. AFTER EXAMINING THE 48 YR OLD MAN, THEY DETERMINED HE WAS HAVING A 'REVOLVING' HEART ATTACK. WE CONTINUED TO IAD WHERE WE WERE MET BY PARAMEDICS, AND THE MAN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE NEVER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. HE WENT TO THE LAVATORY AND NOTIFIED ONE FLT ATTENDANT IN THE AFT GALLEY OF HIS SYMPTOMS, THEN SHE CALLED ME, FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE. THAT'S HOW I GOT INVOLVED.

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.