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Cabin attendant report, B767, lhr-jfk. Passenger had grand mal seizure, diabetic coma. Passenger medical doctor intervention, return to lhr to take passenger off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 492866 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : egtt.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : egtt.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 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 : 9 flight attendant time total : 9 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 492866 |
| 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 : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger suffered a grand mal seizure, then stayed unconscious, unresponsive with eyes wide open. A medical doctor onboard diagnosed diabetes, gave the passenger oxygen and sugar drink and M&M candies. The passenger slowly regained consciousness, although he still exhibited bouts of incoherence the passenger was able to leave the aircraft with some support upon arrival back in lhr airport. I did receive a 'saliva shower' during the incident. I washed as soon as was practical.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767, LHR-JFK. PAX HAD GRAND MAL SEIZURE, DIABETIC COMA. PAX MEDICAL DOCTOR INTERVENTION, RETURN TO LHR TO TAKE PAX OFF.
Narrative: A PAX SUFFERED A GRAND MAL SEIZURE, THEN STAYED UNCONSCIOUS, UNRESPONSIVE WITH EYES WIDE OPEN. A MEDICAL DOCTOR ONBOARD DIAGNOSED DIABETES, GAVE THE PAX OXYGEN AND SUGAR DRINK AND M&M CANDIES. THE PAX SLOWLY REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS, ALTHOUGH HE STILL EXHIBITED BOUTS OF INCOHERENCE THE PAX WAS ABLE TO LEAVE THE ACFT WITH SOME SUPPORT UPON ARR BACK IN LHR ARPT. I DID RECEIVE A 'SALIVA SHOWER' DURING THE INCIDENT. I WASHED AS SOON AS WAS PRACTICAL.
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.