Cabin attendant report, B767, dfw-sfo, passenger with heart problems, diverted to lubbock for hospit...

Attributes
ACN	459609
Time
Date	199909
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw.artcc
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level ground other : home
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 : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 15 flight attendant time total : 15 flight attendant time type : 25
ASRS Report	459609
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

A passenger experienced pain in his lower chest and believed it to be indigestion. It turned out to be heart/stroke (stroke did not occur on aircraft). Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that they diverted to lubbock, tx, so the man could be taken to a hospital. She called his family from the ground in lubbock to tell them what happened. His family told her that the man had a history of heart problems and had just undergone open heart surgery. She called them again from san francisco and learned that he had had a stroke.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767, DFW-SFO, PAX WITH HEART PROBS, DIVERTED TO LUBBOCK FOR HOSPITALIZATION.

Narrative: A PAX EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER CHEST AND BELIEVED IT TO BE INDIGESTION. IT TURNED OUT TO BE HEART/STROKE (STROKE DID NOT OCCUR ON ACFT). CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THEY DIVERTED TO LUBBOCK, TX, SO THE MAN COULD BE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. SHE CALLED HIS FAMILY FROM THE GND IN LUBBOCK TO TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED. HIS FAMILY TOLD HER THAT THE MAN HAD A HISTORY OF HEART PROBS AND HAD JUST UNDERGONE OPEN HEART SURGERY. SHE CALLED THEM AGAIN FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND LEARNED THAT HE HAD HAD A STROKE.

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.

Cabin attendant report, B767, dfw-sfo, passenger with heart problems, diverted to lubbock for hospitalization.