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Passenger illness. Emergency medical equipment used. Flight continued to destination where passenger xferred to hospital.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 507572 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zau.artcc |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 22 flight attendant time total : 22 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 507572 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger developed unknown medical condition. Felt ill and had poor color. I notified #1 flight attendant of situation. #1 flight attendant retrieved oxygen and administered solid state while other medical supplies were brought to patient (ie, aed, enhanced medical kit). Doctors were present. Aed used to monitor heart rhythm. No shock given and patient never lost consciousness. Flight continued to ord where paramedics xferred passenger to hospital.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PAX ILLNESS. EMER MEDICAL EQUIP USED. FLT CONTINUED TO DEST WHERE PAX XFERRED TO HOSPITAL.
Narrative: PAX DEVELOPED UNKNOWN MEDICAL CONDITION. FELT ILL AND HAD POOR COLOR. I NOTIFIED #1 FLT ATTENDANT OF SIT. #1 FLT ATTENDANT RETRIEVED OXYGEN AND ADMINISTERED SOLID STATE WHILE OTHER MEDICAL SUPPLIES WERE BROUGHT TO PATIENT (IE, AED, ENHANCED MEDICAL KIT). DOCTORS WERE PRESENT. AED USED TO MONITOR HEART RHYTHM. NO SHOCK GIVEN AND PATIENT NEVER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. FLT CONTINUED TO ORD WHERE PARAMEDICS XFERRED PAX TO HOSPITAL.
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.