Cabin attendant report, B767-200, lax-mia. Passenger had seizure, lost consciousness. Divert to sat ...

Attributes
ACN	467124
Time
Date	200003
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zhu.artcc
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.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
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 8.8 flight attendant time total : 8.8 flight attendant time type : 2
ASRS Report	467124
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 : rptr #3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Myself and flight attendant #4 (business class galley) were approached by a passenger in row X, telling us we were needed in the main cabin. The woman next to him was having a seizure. I was the first to arrive and it was apparent she was having a seizure. I grabbed several blankets and padded her, so she would not hurt herself if the seizures grew violent. They did not. The purser arrived and took control of the situation. I grabbed my safety manual for procedures. The purser was aware of the passenger's medical situation -- I was not. The passenger never fully regained consciousness (after being given oxygen) and the captain elected to put aircraft down in sat and have the passenger removed for care. I was told by another passenger, who waited in line to check in (in front of the woman), that she was extremely anxious about flying and that she was being accompanied by a nurse to the airport. I'm not sure, but I think they had come to airport directly from a hospital. The passenger that had seizure gave impression that she wasn't quite all there. I was not aware of the passenger before seizure, so can't comment first hand on her state of mind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767-200, LAX-MIA. PAX HAD SEIZURE, LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. DIVERT TO SAT TO HAVE PAX REMOVED TO HOSPITAL. MEDICAL HISTORY OF SEIZURES.

Narrative: MYSELF AND FLT ATTENDANT #4 (BUSINESS CLASS GALLEY) WERE APCHED BY A PAX IN ROW X, TELLING US WE WERE NEEDED IN THE MAIN CABIN. THE WOMAN NEXT TO HIM WAS HAVING A SEIZURE. I WAS THE FIRST TO ARRIVE AND IT WAS APPARENT SHE WAS HAVING A SEIZURE. I GRABBED SEVERAL BLANKETS AND PADDED HER, SO SHE WOULD NOT HURT HERSELF IF THE SEIZURES GREW VIOLENT. THEY DID NOT. THE PURSER ARRIVED AND TOOK CTL OF THE SIT. I GRABBED MY SAFETY MANUAL FOR PROCS. THE PURSER WAS AWARE OF THE PAX'S MEDICAL SIT -- I WAS NOT. THE PAX NEVER FULLY REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS (AFTER BEING GIVEN OXYGEN) AND THE CAPT ELECTED TO PUT ACFT DOWN IN SAT AND HAVE THE PAX REMOVED FOR CARE. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER PAX, WHO WAITED IN LINE TO CHK IN (IN FRONT OF THE WOMAN), THAT SHE WAS EXTREMELY ANXIOUS ABOUT FLYING AND THAT SHE WAS BEING ACCOMPANIED BY A NURSE TO THE ARPT. I'M NOT SURE, BUT I THINK THEY HAD COME TO ARPT DIRECTLY FROM A HOSPITAL. THE PAX THAT HAD SEIZURE GAVE IMPRESSION THAT SHE WASN'T QUITE ALL THERE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PAX BEFORE SEIZURE, SO CAN'T COMMENT FIRST HAND ON HER STATE OF MIND.

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, B767-200, lax-mia. Passenger had seizure, lost consciousness. Divert to sat to have passenger removed to hospital. Medical history of seizures.