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Cabin attendant report, B737, san-ord. Passenger had heart problem. Passenger md monitored medical emergency declared. Divert to oma. Passenger removed to hospital by paramedics.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 486191 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zmp.artcc |
| State Reference | MN |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc tower : lga.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 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 : 6 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 2.5 flight attendant time total : 2.5 flight attendant time type : 85 |
| ASRS Report | 486191 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
In-flight, a female passenger complained of heart palpitations or irregular heart beat. Her husband wanted oxygen administered. Flight attendant #4 evaluated the situation and paged for volunteer medical assistance. 5 doctors volunteered. One doctor remained with passenger and used the contents in the medical kit on board -- monitoring passenger. About 40 mins prior to landing in ord, the doctor requested the pilot make a medical emergency landing due to the instability of the passenger's condition. We diverted to oma. Medical assistant met the aircraft and removed the passenger. We continued to ord.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B737, SAN-ORD. PAX HAD HEART PROB. PAX MD MONITORED MEDICAL EMER DECLARED. DIVERT TO OMA. PAX REMOVED TO HOSPITAL BY PARAMEDICS.
Narrative: INFLT, A FEMALE PAX COMPLAINED OF HEART PALPITATIONS OR IRREGULAR HEART BEAT. HER HUSBAND WANTED OXYGEN ADMINISTERED. FLT ATTENDANT #4 EVALUATED THE SIT AND PAGED FOR VOLUNTEER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. 5 DOCTORS VOLUNTEERED. ONE DOCTOR REMAINED WITH PAX AND USED THE CONTENTS IN THE MEDICAL KIT ON BOARD -- MONITORING PAX. ABOUT 40 MINS PRIOR TO LNDG IN ORD, THE DOCTOR REQUESTED THE PLT MAKE A MEDICAL EMER LNDG DUE TO THE INSTABILITY OF THE PAX'S CONDITION. WE DIVERTED TO OMA. MEDICAL ASSISTANT MET THE ACFT AND REMOVED THE PAX. WE CONTINUED TO ORD.
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.