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Cabin attendant report, B757, montego bay-jfk. Woman became seriously ill, unconscious. A dentist and a nursing student assisted in decision to divert to a hospital in bermuda.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 486124 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : txkf.tracon |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 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 oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 24 flight attendant time total : 24 flight attendant time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 486124 |
| 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 : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger became ill, slipping in and out of consciousness, requiring an intermediate landing in bermuda to hospitalize her. The passenger had a distended stomach, was incoherent, unable to communicate. She thrashed legs in what appeared to be a great deal of pain. She had a seizure, her tongue was swollen. We were unable to bring her back to a lucid state, even with use of oxygen and the help of a dentist and a nursing student.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B757, MONTEGO BAY-JFK. WOMAN BECAME SERIOUSLY ILL, UNCONSCIOUS. A DENTIST AND A NURSING STUDENT ASSISTED IN DECISION TO DIVERT TO A HOSPITAL IN BERMUDA.
Narrative: A PAX BECAME ILL, SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS, REQUIRING AN INTERMEDIATE LNDG IN BERMUDA TO HOSPITALIZE HER. THE PAX HAD A DISTENDED STOMACH, WAS INCOHERENT, UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE. SHE THRASHED LEGS IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN. SHE HAD A SEIZURE, HER TONGUE WAS SWOLLEN. WE WERE UNABLE TO BRING HER BACK TO A LUCID STATE, EVEN WITH USE OF OXYGEN AND THE HELP OF A DENTIST AND A NURSING STUDENT.
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.