Cabin attendant report, B727-200, tpa-dfw. Ill passenger. Passenger rn assisted. Return to tpa.

Attributes
ACN	464267
Time
Date	200002
Day	Tue
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	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 12 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 0.05
ASRS Report	464267
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab #2 (rptr #3)
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to alternate
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

A passenger in approximately row xy pushed the call light. Flight attendants #2 and #4 responded to the call and determined that the passenger was very ill. Flight attendant #1 was informed of situation, and informed the captain, then asked for medical assistance on PA. An rn nurse responded, passenger was given oxygen, and it was agreed that passenger was too ill to remain in flight. We returned to tpa to remove passenger from airplane. I remained in forward galley and first class area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B727-200, TPA-DFW. ILL PAX. PAX RN ASSISTED. RETURN TO TPA.

Narrative: A PAX IN APPROX ROW XY PUSHED THE CALL LIGHT. FLT ATTENDANTS #2 AND #4 RESPONDED TO THE CALL AND DETERMINED THAT THE PAX WAS VERY ILL. FLT ATTENDANT #1 WAS INFORMED OF SIT, AND INFORMED THE CAPT, THEN ASKED FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ON PA. AN RN NURSE RESPONDED, PAX WAS GIVEN OXYGEN, AND IT WAS AGREED THAT PAX WAS TOO ILL TO REMAIN IN FLT. WE RETURNED TO TPA TO REMOVE PAX FROM AIRPLANE. I REMAINED IN FORWARD GALLEY AND FIRST CLASS AREA.

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.