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Flight attendant report, B757, lga-mia, epileptic passenger had seizure, passenger md recommended captain to land, divert to phl. Passenger removed by paramedics.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 450598 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny.artcc |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc tracon : vhhh.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| 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 : 5 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 1 flight attendant time total : 1 flight attendant time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 450598 |
| 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 : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approximately 10 mins after takeoff, a passenger call button went off. This is not unusual and since we were still climbing, none of the flight attendants responded to it. I had visual access to the cabin, so I looked at where the light was and saw no activity. It went off again, so the other flight attendant and I went up to the row and saw a man seizing. We immediately paged for a physician and 2 responded. The man continued to convulse and the people traveling with him stated he was epileptic. We relayed this information immediately to the captain, along with the type of medications the man was taking. The captain made the decision to divert to phl. Upon landing, paramedics came aboard and took the passenger away. No further incident occurred. I feel like despite the hectic moments, this incident went smoothly because of crew communication. Everyone remained calm and efficient.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, B757, LGA-MIA, EPILEPTIC PAX HAD SEIZURE, PAX MD RECOMMENDED CAPT TO LAND, DIVERT TO PHL. PAX REMOVED BY PARAMEDICS.
Narrative: APPROX 10 MINS AFTER TKOF, A PAX CALL BUTTON WENT OFF. THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL AND SINCE WE WERE STILL CLBING, NONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS RESPONDED TO IT. I HAD VISUAL ACCESS TO THE CABIN, SO I LOOKED AT WHERE THE LIGHT WAS AND SAW NO ACTIVITY. IT WENT OFF AGAIN, SO THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANT AND I WENT UP TO THE ROW AND SAW A MAN SEIZING. WE IMMEDIATELY PAGED FOR A PHYSICIAN AND 2 RESPONDED. THE MAN CONTINUED TO CONVULSE AND THE PEOPLE TRAVELING WITH HIM STATED HE WAS EPILEPTIC. WE RELAYED THIS INFO IMMEDIATELY TO THE CAPT, ALONG WITH THE TYPE OF MEDICATIONS THE MAN WAS TAKING. THE CAPT MADE THE DECISION TO DIVERT TO PHL. UPON LNDG, PARAMEDICS CAME ABOARD AND TOOK THE PAX AWAY. NO FURTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED. I FEEL LIKE DESPITE THE HECTIC MOMENTS, THIS INCIDENT WENT SMOOTHLY BECAUSE OF CREW COM. EVERYONE REMAINED CALM AND EFFICIENT.
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.