<< >> NASA ASRS Report 507490, March 2001

B767 flight crew made a medical emergency landing after passenger illness caused passenger doctors to advise landing as soon as possible.

Attributes
ACN	507490
Time
Date	200103
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zab.artcc
State Reference	NM
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.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
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 19 flight attendant time total : 23 flight attendant time type : 35
ASRS Report	507490
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger's wife informed me her husband was not feeling well. I immediately ran to him to find him upright in his seat but unresponsive to any verbal commands. Once I laid him down, he appeared to be snoring. His wife informed me he had taken a sleeping pill. At this point I believed that was the problem until he began to have tremors. The defibrillator and oxygen were brought to me and used. No shock was advised. 2 physicians answered our page and came immediately. The enhanced medical kit was used. Doctors started an iv and advised us to land as soon as possible. 2 doctors, 2 nurses, and 2 flight attendants worked continually with passenger throughout landing and until paramedics took over. I advise getting medical equipment even if situation does not appear to warrant it. Situation changed and I wanted equipment there immediately.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLC MADE A MEDICAL EMER LNDG AFTER PAX ILLNESS CAUSED PAX DOCTORS TO ADVISE LNDG ASAP.

Narrative: PAX'S WIFE INFORMED ME HER HUSBAND WAS NOT FEELING WELL. I IMMEDIATELY RAN TO HIM TO FIND HIM UPRIGHT IN HIS SEAT BUT UNRESPONSIVE TO ANY VERBAL COMMANDS. ONCE I LAID HIM DOWN, HE APPEARED TO BE SNORING. HIS WIFE INFORMED ME HE HAD TAKEN A SLEEPING PILL. AT THIS POINT I BELIEVED THAT WAS THE PROB UNTIL HE BEGAN TO HAVE TREMORS. THE DEFIBRILLATOR AND OXYGEN WERE BROUGHT TO ME AND USED. NO SHOCK WAS ADVISED. 2 PHYSICIANS ANSWERED OUR PAGE AND CAME IMMEDIATELY. THE ENHANCED MEDICAL KIT WAS USED. DOCTORS STARTED AN IV AND ADVISED US TO LAND ASAP. 2 DOCTORS, 2 NURSES, AND 2 FLT ATTENDANTS WORKED CONTINUALLY WITH PAX THROUGHOUT LNDG AND UNTIL PARAMEDICS TOOK OVER. I ADVISE GETTING MEDICAL EQUIP EVEN IF SIT DOES NOT APPEAR TO WARRANT IT. SIT CHANGED AND I WANTED EQUIP THERE IMMEDIATELY.

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.