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Cabin attendant report, MD11, gdl-lax. Passenger had heart and breathing problem. Passenger md intervention and divert to cabos for medical help. Passenger removed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 467213 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mmex.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : mmex.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| 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 : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 467213 |
| 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 #5 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger traveling with his uncle, who was seated in seat X, reported that his uncle was having a problem breathing and was also having chest pains. He requested oxygen. I asked him if he was on medication, and he showed me a bottle of nitrostat. I immediately went for the oxygen and to notify flight attendant #1. She notified the captain and paged for a doctor. There were 2 doctors onboard. After evaluating, they recommended that we land. The captain made the decision to land in cabos. The captain had called ahead to request medical assistance and an ambulance, however, there was no ambulance when we landed and had to wait approximately 20 mins. In the meantime, the ill passenger was in a lot of pain. As crew members, I feel we did everything we could to help the passenger. However, the people involved at the airport in cabos need to come up with a better system to assist in a medical emergency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, MD11, GDL-LAX. PAX HAD HEART AND BREATHING PROB. PAX MD INTERVENTION AND DIVERT TO CABOS FOR MEDICAL HELP. PAX REMOVED.
Narrative: A PAX TRAVELING WITH HIS UNCLE, WHO WAS SEATED IN SEAT X, RPTED THAT HIS UNCLE WAS HAVING A PROB BREATHING AND WAS ALSO HAVING CHEST PAINS. HE REQUESTED OXYGEN. I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS ON MEDICATION, AND HE SHOWED ME A BOTTLE OF NITROSTAT. I IMMEDIATELY WENT FOR THE OXYGEN AND TO NOTIFY FLT ATTENDANT #1. SHE NOTIFIED THE CAPT AND PAGED FOR A DOCTOR. THERE WERE 2 DOCTORS ONBOARD. AFTER EVALUATING, THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE LAND. THE CAPT MADE THE DECISION TO LAND IN CABOS. THE CAPT HAD CALLED AHEAD TO REQUEST MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND AN AMBULANCE, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO AMBULANCE WHEN WE LANDED AND HAD TO WAIT APPROX 20 MINS. IN THE MEANTIME, THE ILL PAX WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN. AS CREW MEMBERS, I FEEL WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD TO HELP THE PAX. HOWEVER, THE PEOPLE INVOLVED AT THE ARPT IN CABOS NEED TO COME UP WITH A BETTER SYS TO ASSIST IN A MEDICAL EMER.
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.