MD80 crew had passenger medical emergency in cabin attendant class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	517843
Time
Date	200107
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 : 4
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 19 flight attendant time type : 95
ASRS Report	517843
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger had chest pains. He took nitroglycerin with no relief. Flight attendant #2 administered oxygen. I paged for a doctor to volunteer. 2 doctors and 1 nurse volunteered. At their suggestion, passenger was moved to first class for more comfort and room. Flight attendant #2 brought aed to doctors. She attached pads, doctor monitored and shocked once per aed. I kept cockpit informed with progress of passenger. Doctors also put passenger on iv from the enhanced medical kit. They also used blood pressure cuff and stethoscope to check. The captain declared medical emergency for immediate clearance to dfw where medical personnel met the flight and took passenger in a wheelchair.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD PAX MEDICAL EMER IN CAB CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: PAX HAD CHEST PAINS. HE TOOK NITROGLYCERIN WITH NO RELIEF. FLT ATTENDANT #2 ADMINISTERED OXYGEN. I PAGED FOR A DOCTOR TO VOLUNTEER. 2 DOCTORS AND 1 NURSE VOLUNTEERED. AT THEIR SUGGESTION, PAX WAS MOVED TO FIRST CLASS FOR MORE COMFORT AND ROOM. FLT ATTENDANT #2 BROUGHT AED TO DOCTORS. SHE ATTACHED PADS, DOCTOR MONITORED AND SHOCKED ONCE PER AED. I KEPT COCKPIT INFORMED WITH PROGRESS OF PAX. DOCTORS ALSO PUT PAX ON IV FROM THE ENHANCED MEDICAL KIT. THEY ALSO USED BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF AND STETHOSCOPE TO CHK. THE CAPT DECLARED MEDICAL EMER FOR IMMEDIATE CLRNC TO DFW WHERE MEDICAL PERSONNEL MET THE FLT AND TOOK PAX IN A WHEELCHAIR.

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.