 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
B757 passenger has heart trouble symptom during cruise resulting in cabin attendant obtaining medical help and equipment to help her until landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 556226 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200207 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdv.artcc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 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 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 3 flight attendant time type : 0.25 |
| ASRS Report | 556226 |
| 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 | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger rang call button. I responded. She complained of heart and left arm pains -- had difficulty breathing. She had history of heart trouble. Had taken her medication. I noticed medications, called for another flight attendant. Told #1 flight attendant of situation. She (#1 flight attendant) paged for doctor. I got oxygen and aed and assisted doctor with application of aed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 PAX HAS HEART TROUBLE SYMPTOM DURING CRUISE RESULTING IN CABIN ATTENDANT OBTAINING MEDICAL HELP AND EQUIP TO HELP HER UNTIL LNDG.
Narrative: PAX RANG CALL BUTTON. I RESPONDED. SHE COMPLAINED OF HEART AND L ARM PAINS -- HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING. SHE HAD HISTORY OF HEART TROUBLE. HAD TAKEN HER MEDICATION. I NOTICED MEDICATIONS, CALLED FOR ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT. TOLD #1 FLT ATTENDANT OF SIT. SHE (#1 FLT ATTENDANT) PAGED FOR DOCTOR. I GOT OXYGEN AND AED AND ASSISTED DOCTOR WITH APPLICATION OF AED.
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.