Narrative:

A passenger in business class told flight attendant #8 upon boarding that he wasn't feeling well. After we started our service, we received a phone call from the mid galley saying, code red. I told the purser, she went and assisted business class. I called the cockpit to let them know. As I was on the phone, I saw the passenger moving, he was conscious. The flight attendants brought him oxygen. I told cockpit for more direct information, call mid galley. I maintained service and kept watch of cockpit door. As I recall, they got passenger to his seat. Things seemed okay for awhile, then he passed out again. This time, the flight attendants had found 2 medical doctors in business and used their assistance. They put an iv in him. The purser was assisting the entire time. Cockpit called and needed to make a decision on landing. Everyone said yes. Passenger has very low heart beat. From what the flight attendants involved told me, they had some problems with some of the solid state oxygen containers. They discovered later that they were not reset and therefore couldn't be started. Opening some of the small packages of latex gloves was difficult in a rush due to the packaging. As I observed the purser getting solid states out of the overhead bin, I realized that it isn't the easiest to do in a rush. She had to stand on an armrest and then unhook the metal bands. I took the oxygen tanks from her. One person couldn't do it alone. If there was turbulence, this could be very dangerous. As the #5 flight attendant observing, I was very impressed with the flight attendants involved and of course the doctors. Everyone did the best they could.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 CREW, DURING CRUISE, EXPERIENCED A PAX MEDICAL EMER REQUIRING A LNDG SHORT OF DEST.

Narrative: A PAX IN BUSINESS CLASS TOLD FLT ATTENDANT #8 UPON BOARDING THAT HE WASN'T FEELING WELL. AFTER WE STARTED OUR SVC, WE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE MID GALLEY SAYING, CODE RED. I TOLD THE PURSER, SHE WENT AND ASSISTED BUSINESS CLASS. I CALLED THE COCKPIT TO LET THEM KNOW. AS I WAS ON THE PHONE, I SAW THE PAX MOVING, HE WAS CONSCIOUS. THE FLT ATTENDANTS BROUGHT HIM OXYGEN. I TOLD COCKPIT FOR MORE DIRECT INFO, CALL MID GALLEY. I MAINTAINED SVC AND KEPT WATCH OF COCKPIT DOOR. AS I RECALL, THEY GOT PAX TO HIS SEAT. THINGS SEEMED OKAY FOR AWHILE, THEN HE PASSED OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE FLT ATTENDANTS HAD FOUND 2 MEDICAL DOCTORS IN BUSINESS AND USED THEIR ASSISTANCE. THEY PUT AN IV IN HIM. THE PURSER WAS ASSISTING THE ENTIRE TIME. COCKPIT CALLED AND NEEDED TO MAKE A DECISION ON LNDG. EVERYONE SAID YES. PAX HAS VERY LOW HEART BEAT. FROM WHAT THE FLT ATTENDANTS INVOLVED TOLD ME, THEY HAD SOME PROBS WITH SOME OF THE SOLID STATE OXYGEN CONTAINERS. THEY DISCOVERED LATER THAT THEY WERE NOT RESET AND THEREFORE COULDN'T BE STARTED. OPENING SOME OF THE SMALL PACKAGES OF LATEX GLOVES WAS DIFFICULT IN A RUSH DUE TO THE PACKAGING. AS I OBSERVED THE PURSER GETTING SOLID STATES OUT OF THE OVERHEAD BIN, I REALIZED THAT IT ISN'T THE EASIEST TO DO IN A RUSH. SHE HAD TO STAND ON AN ARMREST AND THEN UNHOOK THE METAL BANDS. I TOOK THE OXYGEN TANKS FROM HER. ONE PERSON COULDN'T DO IT ALONE. IF THERE WAS TURB, THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. AS THE #5 FLT ATTENDANT OBSERVING, I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS INVOLVED AND OF COURSE THE DOCTORS. EVERYONE DID THE BEST THEY COULD.

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.