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Cabin attendant report, MD80, phl-dfw. 1 hour out, passenger suffered seizure. Rn attended her, divert to mem. Paramedics took her to hospital.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 482361 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zid.artcc |
| State Reference | IN |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : 1.50 flight attendant time total : 1.5 flight attendant time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 482361 |
| 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:
A young woman traveling to dfw from phl suffered a seizure during the breakfast service. I was 2 rows aft of her at the time. An rn sitting behind her helped me subdue her, while the #4 flight attendant retrieved oxygen from the front of the aircraft. The passenger was closely monitored throughout flight and expressed symptoms of 'worsening' -- 1 fast pulse, pale, shaking. I spoke with the captain regarding a memphis diversion, which was decided. Paramedics met passenger for hospital transport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, PHL-DFW. 1 HR OUT, PAX SUFFERED SEIZURE. RN ATTENDED HER, DIVERT TO MEM. PARAMEDICS TOOK HER TO HOSPITAL.
Narrative: A YOUNG WOMAN TRAVELING TO DFW FROM PHL SUFFERED A SEIZURE DURING THE BREAKFAST SVC. I WAS 2 ROWS AFT OF HER AT THE TIME. AN RN SITTING BEHIND HER HELPED ME SUBDUE HER, WHILE THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT RETRIEVED OXYGEN FROM THE FRONT OF THE ACFT. THE PAX WAS CLOSELY MONITORED THROUGHOUT FLT AND EXPRESSED SYMPTOMS OF 'WORSENING' -- 1 FAST PULSE, PALE, SHAKING. I SPOKE WITH THE CAPT REGARDING A MEMPHIS DIVERSION, WHICH WAS DECIDED. PARAMEDICS MET PAX FOR HOSPITAL TRANSPORT.
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.