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Cabin attendant report, MD80, lga-dfw. Woman had seizure, rn assisted. Passenger's mother requested landing as soon as possible. Divert to little rock. Paramedics met flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 471289 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zme.artcc |
| State Reference | TN |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.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 : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 471289 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
This event happened after completion of the service. 3 flight attendants, including myself, were standing in the aft portion of the aircraft when the mid-cabin call light went off and passenger were standing in the aisle waving to us to come forward around seat xx. As I approached the row of xx, a young female, 30 yrs old, was having what I determined to be a seizure. Fortunately, there was an rn sitting near her that immediately took over the situation. She was traveling with her husband, mother and father, sister and her husband. We flight attendants retrieved the enhanced medical kit, first aid kit and oxygen. The passenger's seizure lasted for about 5 mins and the rn was with her the whole time. The passenger's mother requested that we land, and we diverted to little rock. The total time from the seizure to landing was about 30 mins. The passenger was taken off by medical personnel, and flight XXX continued to dfw as scheduled. I felt the situation was handled very efficiently, and timely by all involved.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, LGA-DFW. WOMAN HAD SEIZURE, RN ASSISTED. PAX'S MOTHER REQUESTED LNDG ASAP. DIVERT TO LITTLE ROCK. PARAMEDICS MET FLT.
Narrative: THIS EVENT HAPPENED AFTER COMPLETION OF THE SVC. 3 FLT ATTENDANTS, INCLUDING MYSELF, WERE STANDING IN THE AFT PORTION OF THE ACFT WHEN THE MID-CABIN CALL LIGHT WENT OFF AND PAX WERE STANDING IN THE AISLE WAVING TO US TO COME FORWARD AROUND SEAT XX. AS I APCHED THE ROW OF XX, A YOUNG FEMALE, 30 YRS OLD, WAS HAVING WHAT I DETERMINED TO BE A SEIZURE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS AN RN SITTING NEAR HER THAT IMMEDIATELY TOOK OVER THE SIT. SHE WAS TRAVELING WITH HER HUSBAND, MOTHER AND FATHER, SISTER AND HER HUSBAND. WE FLT ATTENDANTS RETRIEVED THE ENHANCED MEDICAL KIT, FIRST AID KIT AND OXYGEN. THE PAX'S SEIZURE LASTED FOR ABOUT 5 MINS AND THE RN WAS WITH HER THE WHOLE TIME. THE PAX'S MOTHER REQUESTED THAT WE LAND, AND WE DIVERTED TO LITTLE ROCK. THE TOTAL TIME FROM THE SEIZURE TO LNDG WAS ABOUT 30 MINS. THE PAX WAS TAKEN OFF BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND FLT XXX CONTINUED TO DFW AS SCHEDULED. I FELT THE SIT WAS HANDLED VERY EFFICIENTLY, AND TIMELY BY ALL INVOLVED.
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.