B777 flight crew diverted for ill child passenger who had an allergic reaction to peanuts.

Attributes
ACN	515211
Time
Date	200106
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zse.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 28 flight attendant time total : 28
ASRS Report	515211
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

When I approached the father of a small 2 yr old child, he said he was choking on a peanut. I could see he wasn't choking but appeared to be having an allergic reaction to something. The father had given him peanuts. The child's lips were twice the normal size and he was scratching himself all over and was obviously distressed. I asked the father if he had (the child) an allergy to peanuts. He said yes, when he was small. Well, the child was only 2 now! I then went to inform the #1 flight attendant and she informed the cockpit. We paged for a doctor. No doctor but a nurse volunteered assistance. We had an emergency landing in seattle and the paramedics took the small child to the hospital.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 FLC DIVERTED FOR ILL CHILD PAX WHO HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO PEANUTS.

Narrative: WHEN I APCHED THE FATHER OF A SMALL 2 YR OLD CHILD, HE SAID HE WAS CHOKING ON A PEANUT. I COULD SEE HE WASN'T CHOKING BUT APPEARED TO BE HAVING AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO SOMETHING. THE FATHER HAD GIVEN HIM PEANUTS. THE CHILD'S LIPS WERE TWICE THE NORMAL SIZE AND HE WAS SCRATCHING HIMSELF ALL OVER AND WAS OBVIOUSLY DISTRESSED. I ASKED THE FATHER IF HE HAD (THE CHILD) AN ALLERGY TO PEANUTS. HE SAID YES, WHEN HE WAS SMALL. WELL, THE CHILD WAS ONLY 2 NOW! I THEN WENT TO INFORM THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND SHE INFORMED THE COCKPIT. WE PAGED FOR A DOCTOR. NO DOCTOR BUT A NURSE VOLUNTEERED ASSISTANCE. WE HAD AN EMER LNDG IN SEATTLE AND THE PARAMEDICS TOOK THE SMALL CHILD TO THE 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.