Narrative:

Passenger approached me in mid cabin and said she was going to pass out. She immediately went down backwards and struck the back of her head on the armrest of a passenger seat. She was unconscious with a barely detectable pulse. A physician (md) and a paramedic responded to our request for help. Another flight attendant and myself attached the aed to the passenger and administered oxygen. The md and paramedic monitored her and stated her blood pressure and heart rate were low. She was in and out of consciousness. They inserted an iv and continued monitoring. The decision was made to land at iad. Paramedics met the flight and worked 20 mins before taking her to the hospital. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the doctor on board and the paramedics who met the flight agreed that the woman was having a heart attack. The flight was about 45 mins from landing in baltimore, but for some reason they diverted to dulles airport. The reporter and the purser later called the hospital's emergency room and found out that because of their actions the woman was still alive and stable.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767-300ER, DFW-BWI. PAX HAD APPARENT HEART ATTACK, DIVERT TO IAD FOR HOSPITALIZATION.

Narrative: PAX APCHED ME IN MID CABIN AND SAID SHE WAS GOING TO PASS OUT. SHE IMMEDIATELY WENT DOWN BACKWARDS AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HER HEAD ON THE ARMREST OF A PAX SEAT. SHE WAS UNCONSCIOUS WITH A BARELY DETECTABLE PULSE. A PHYSICIAN (MD) AND A PARAMEDIC RESPONDED TO OUR REQUEST FOR HELP. ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT AND MYSELF ATTACHED THE AED TO THE PAX AND ADMINISTERED OXYGEN. THE MD AND PARAMEDIC MONITORED HER AND STATED HER BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE WERE LOW. SHE WAS IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. THEY INSERTED AN IV AND CONTINUED MONITORING. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND AT IAD. PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT AND WORKED 20 MINS BEFORE TAKING HER TO THE HOSPITAL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE DOCTOR ON BOARD AND THE PARAMEDICS WHO MET THE FLT AGREED THAT THE WOMAN WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK. THE FLT WAS ABOUT 45 MINS FROM LNDG IN BALTIMORE, BUT FOR SOME REASON THEY DIVERTED TO DULLES ARPT. THE RPTR AND THE PURSER LATER CALLED THE HOSPITAL'S EMER ROOM AND FOUND OUT THAT BECAUSE OF THEIR ACTIONS THE WOMAN WAS STILL ALIVE AND STABLE.

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.