Narrative:

Passenger appeared to be having a heart attack. Another passenger noticed him and called for help. A PA paged for a physician, and one responded and assisted us. 2 flight attendants attached the aed to the passenger, I obtained solid state oxygen and turned it on, the physician attached the mask to passenger's face. Another flight attendant obtained a medical kit and physician used nitroglycerine on passenger, who then improved, but physician insisted we land because passenger would not make it all the way to jfk. We landed shortly thereafter (heavy) in bsb, paramedics came on and removed passenger, then we canceled because 8 tires needed to be replaced, 5 of which were flat. Passenger had bypass surgery and was on his way to new york to consult a cardiologist. Passenger forgot to bring his heart medicine. Passenger told no one, and was traveling alone. Problem: crew waited until every passenger had been given a hotel room, then we were assisted last. We (crew) also had 3 unaccompanied minors with us. The following day we were told by several passenger that passenger who had heart attack entered hotel lobby as last passenger were being checked in, and he and 2 or 3 other passenger from flight stayed up until XA00 am smoking and drinking! Passenger attempted to board plane next day as if nothing happened. He was denied boarding, however, by agents and captain.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW HAD A PAX HEART ATTACK IN CRUISE FLT IN SBBS CLASS A.

Narrative: PAX APPEARED TO BE HAVING A HEART ATTACK. ANOTHER PAX NOTICED HIM AND CALLED FOR HELP. A PA PAGED FOR A PHYSICIAN, AND ONE RESPONDED AND ASSISTED US. 2 FLT ATTENDANTS ATTACHED THE AED TO THE PAX, I OBTAINED SOLID STATE OXYGEN AND TURNED IT ON, THE PHYSICIAN ATTACHED THE MASK TO PAX'S FACE. ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT OBTAINED A MEDICAL KIT AND PHYSICIAN USED NITROGLYCERINE ON PAX, WHO THEN IMPROVED, BUT PHYSICIAN INSISTED WE LAND BECAUSE PAX WOULD NOT MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO JFK. WE LANDED SHORTLY THEREAFTER (HVY) IN BSB, PARAMEDICS CAME ON AND REMOVED PAX, THEN WE CANCELED BECAUSE 8 TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, 5 OF WHICH WERE FLAT. PAX HAD BYPASS SURGERY AND WAS ON HIS WAY TO NEW YORK TO CONSULT A CARDIOLOGIST. PAX FORGOT TO BRING HIS HEART MEDICINE. PAX TOLD NO ONE, AND WAS TRAVELING ALONE. PROB: CREW WAITED UNTIL EVERY PAX HAD BEEN GIVEN A HOTEL ROOM, THEN WE WERE ASSISTED LAST. WE (CREW) ALSO HAD 3 UNACCOMPANIED MINORS WITH US. THE FOLLOWING DAY WE WERE TOLD BY SEVERAL PAX THAT PAX WHO HAD HEART ATTACK ENTERED HOTEL LOBBY AS LAST PAX WERE BEING CHKED IN, AND HE AND 2 OR 3 OTHER PAX FROM FLT STAYED UP UNTIL XA00 AM SMOKING AND DRINKING! PAX ATTEMPTED TO BOARD PLANE NEXT DAY AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. HE WAS DENIED BOARDING, HOWEVER, BY AGENTS AND CAPT.

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.