A cabin attendant report, B767-300ER, bos-mia. Passenger had heart attack. Passenger md had flight divert to mco for hospitalization of passenger.

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Attributes
ACN	458892
Time
Date	199912
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zjx.artcc
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
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 : 7 flight attendant time type : 50
ASRS Report	458892
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger had a heart attack at cruise. A doctor on board requested we divert to mco. Passenger was taken off alive by paramedics to hospital. All passenger's medicines were in cargo. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the people didn't speak english very well. The wife had a history of heart problems, but they had checked in her heart pills. The crew used 4 canisters of oxygen on hi-flow for her, and the doctor gave her a nitroglycerin pill from the advanced emergency medical kit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767-300ER, BOS-MIA. PAX HAD HEART ATTACK. PAX MD HAD FLT DIVERT TO MCO FOR HOSPITALIZATION OF PAX.

Narrative: PAX HAD A HEART ATTACK AT CRUISE. A DOCTOR ON BOARD REQUESTED WE DIVERT TO MCO. PAX WAS TAKEN OFF ALIVE BY PARAMEDICS TO HOSPITAL. ALL PAX'S MEDICINES WERE IN CARGO. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE PEOPLE DIDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH VERY WELL. THE WIFE HAD A HISTORY OF HEART PROBS, BUT THEY HAD CHKED IN HER HEART PILLS. THE CREW USED 4 CANISTERS OF OXYGEN ON HI-FLOW FOR HER, AND THE DOCTOR GAVE HER A NITROGLYCERIN PILL FROM THE ADVANCED EMER MEDICAL KIT.

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.