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Cabin attendant report, B757, mkjp-jfk. Ill woman had probable heart attack. 3 nurses used aed (defibrillator) and medical kit. Divert to rdu.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 490460 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc.artcc |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| 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 |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 8 flight attendant time total : 8 flight attendant time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 490460 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was not directly involved in the incident. I think a passenger was having a heart attack. She was unresponsive and was using her pulse. I stayed in the aft portion of the cabin, while the other 3-4 flight attendants assisted the passenger. I think there were also 3 nurses present. I believe the aed and medical kit were used.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B757, MKJP-JFK. ILL WOMAN HAD PROBABLE HEART ATTACK. 3 NURSES USED AED (DEFIBRILLATOR) AND MEDICAL KIT. DIVERT TO RDU.
Narrative: I WAS NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT. I THINK A PAX WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK. SHE WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND WAS USING HER PULSE. I STAYED IN THE AFT PORTION OF THE CABIN, WHILE THE OTHER 3-4 FLT ATTENDANTS ASSISTED THE PAX. I THINK THERE WERE ALSO 3 NURSES PRESENT. I BELIEVE THE AED AND MEDICAL KIT WERE USED.
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.