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Flight attendant report, S80, mia-lga, unconscious passenger, passenger md directed captain to divert to mco for medical attention. Passenger removed by paramedics.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 453482 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zma.artcc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| 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 : 1 flight attendant time total : 3 flight attendant time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 453482 |
| 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 : 8 |
| 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:
Passenger appeared to have a seizure, as reported to another flight attendant by a passenger. Md paged, he wanted to rule out a seizure. Physician asked that the plane be landed as soon as possible. Aed used to monitor heart rate, along with blood pressure cuff. Passenger given oxygen. Unconscious for approximately 25 mins. Paramedics met aircraft. Flight attendant #1 first responded, I only assisted. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the flight diverted to orlando in order to rush the passenger to a hospital. The doctor, who responded to the page, was a neurologist. The doctor wanted to land as soon as possible, because of the unconsciousness of the man for 25 mins.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, S80, MIA-LGA, UNCONSCIOUS PAX, PAX MD DIRECTED CAPT TO DIVERT TO MCO FOR MEDICAL ATTN. PAX REMOVED BY PARAMEDICS.
Narrative: PAX APPEARED TO HAVE A SEIZURE, AS RPTED TO ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT BY A PAX. MD PAGED, HE WANTED TO RULE OUT A SEIZURE. PHYSICIAN ASKED THAT THE PLANE BE LANDED ASAP. AED USED TO MONITOR HEART RATE, ALONG WITH BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF. PAX GIVEN OXYGEN. UNCONSCIOUS FOR APPROX 25 MINS. PARAMEDICS MET ACFT. FLT ATTENDANT #1 FIRST RESPONDED, I ONLY ASSISTED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE FLT DIVERTED TO ORLANDO IN ORDER TO RUSH THE PAX TO A HOSPITAL. THE DOCTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE PAGE, WAS A NEUROLOGIST. THE DOCTOR WANTED TO LAND ASAP, BECAUSE OF THE UNCONSCIOUSNESS OF THE MAN FOR 25 MINS.
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.