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Cabin attendant, B767-200, san-jfk. Cabin attendant experienced vertigo, too dizzy to stand up. Passenger md used medical kit, administered injections for nausea and dizziness.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 468249 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdv.artcc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.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 : 8 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 468249 |
| 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 other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Cabin Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approximately 1 hour into flight, I started feeling a bit strange -- it was really bumpy and with the combination of that and a bad headache, I decided to situation down. As soon as I tried to stand up and keep working, I became extremely dizzy and couldn't stay standing. My purser knew I was experiencing vertigo, so he paged for a doctor. An emergency room doctor responded. The purser got oxygen and the enhanced medical kit. After about 1 hour, the doctor suggested that he give me 2 injections for nausea and dizziness. I received phenergan and diazepam. The doctor was wonderful. He sat on the floor and held my hand for hours. Flight attendants should be educated about vertigo. I didn't know that the ear infection I had could end up becoming such a horrible, maddening experience!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT, B767-200, SAN-JFK. CABIN ATTENDANT EXPERIENCED VERTIGO, TOO DIZZY TO STAND UP. PAX MD USED MEDICAL KIT, ADMINISTERED INJECTIONS FOR NAUSEA AND DIZZINESS.
Narrative: APPROX 1 HR INTO FLT, I STARTED FEELING A BIT STRANGE -- IT WAS REALLY BUMPY AND WITH THE COMBINATION OF THAT AND A BAD HEADACHE, I DECIDED TO SIT DOWN. AS SOON AS I TRIED TO STAND UP AND KEEP WORKING, I BECAME EXTREMELY DIZZY AND COULDN'T STAY STANDING. MY PURSER KNEW I WAS EXPERIENCING VERTIGO, SO HE PAGED FOR A DOCTOR. AN EMER ROOM DOCTOR RESPONDED. THE PURSER GOT OXYGEN AND THE ENHANCED MEDICAL KIT. AFTER ABOUT 1 HR, THE DOCTOR SUGGESTED THAT HE GIVE ME 2 INJECTIONS FOR NAUSEA AND DIZZINESS. I RECEIVED PHENERGAN AND DIAZEPAM. THE DOCTOR WAS WONDERFUL. HE SAT ON THE FLOOR AND HELD MY HAND FOR HRS. FLT ATTENDANTS SHOULD BE EDUCATED ABOUT VERTIGO. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE EAR INFECTION I HAD COULD END UP BECOMING SUCH A HORRIBLE, MADDENING EXPERIENCE!
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.