Md super 80 diverted to another airport due to medical emergency for an ill passenger.

Attributes
ACN	512805
Time
Date	200105
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dtw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : taxi landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 3 flight attendant time type : 90
ASRS Report	512805
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

This was a medical emergency. A passenger went into convulsions. She stopped convulsing and I put her on oxygen. Her heartbeat was strong. She went into another seizure and when she stopped, her pulse began to fade and then it disappeared. We got her an aisle floor. 'Aed' and 'emergency medical' kit were retrieved. We got ready for cpr and compressions. I did a 'look, listen and feel' for breathing before starting cpr, and she was breathing with a strong pulse. We diverted to dtw, keeping her on oxygen. We applied aed pads for monitoring only. Paramedics took over when we landed. Patient was alert at that point. The only thing that should have been different is that the paramedics never asked those of us involved what had happened. Maybe that could have helped them to help her. Otherwise, the situation went in a textbook format. I'm proud to have been a part of such a great team of flight attendants. My training obviously had everything to do with my performance!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD SUPER 80 DIVERTED TO ANOTHER ARPT DUE TO MEDICAL EMER FOR AN ILL PAX.

Narrative: THIS WAS A MEDICAL EMER. A PAX WENT INTO CONVULSIONS. SHE STOPPED CONVULSING AND I PUT HER ON OXYGEN. HER HEARTBEAT WAS STRONG. SHE WENT INTO ANOTHER SEIZURE AND WHEN SHE STOPPED, HER PULSE BEGAN TO FADE AND THEN IT DISAPPEARED. WE GOT HER AN AISLE FLOOR. 'AED' AND 'EMER MEDICAL' KIT WERE RETRIEVED. WE GOT READY FOR CPR AND COMPRESSIONS. I DID A 'LOOK, LISTEN AND FEEL' FOR BREATHING BEFORE STARTING CPR, AND SHE WAS BREATHING WITH A STRONG PULSE. WE DIVERTED TO DTW, KEEPING HER ON OXYGEN. WE APPLIED AED PADS FOR MONITORING ONLY. PARAMEDICS TOOK OVER WHEN WE LANDED. PATIENT WAS ALERT AT THAT POINT. THE ONLY THING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT IS THAT THE PARAMEDICS NEVER ASKED THOSE OF US INVOLVED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. MAYBE THAT COULD HAVE HELPED THEM TO HELP HER. OTHERWISE, THE SIT WENT IN A TEXTBOOK FORMAT. I'M PROUD TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF SUCH A GREAT TEAM OF FLT ATTENDANTS. MY TRAINING OBVIOUSLY HAD EVERYTHING TO DO WITH MY PERFORMANCE!

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.