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A passenger is monitored by the flight attendants and a doctor when exhibiting signs of a seizure on an FK100 with the flight crew eventually calling for the paramedics to meet their flight on landing at dfw, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 561727 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200209 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 1.80 flight attendant time total : 1.80 |
| ASRS Report | 561727 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 2 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Company Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight attendant #2 informed me that she believed lady passenger X was having a seizure. Flight attendant #2 immediately informed the cockpit of a medical situation. She then informed mr X about his wife's condition. Mr X went immediately to the forward lavatory to meet his wife. He closed the door of the lavatory. I knocked on the door and asked if she was in need of assistance and what could we do to help. Mr X said he had the situation under control. Flight attendant #2 paged for an md. There was a doctor on board. Flight attendant #2 verified his identify and he monitored mrs X till landing and the paramedics came on board the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PAX IS MONITORED BY THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND A DOCTOR WHEN EXHIBITING SIGNS OF A SEIZURE ON AN FK100 WITH THE FLC EVENTUALLY CALLING FOR THE PARAMEDICS TO MEET THEIR FLT ON LNDG AT DFW, TX.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT #2 INFORMED ME THAT SHE BELIEVED LADY PAX X WAS HAVING A SEIZURE. FLT ATTENDANT #2 IMMEDIATELY INFORMED THE COCKPIT OF A MEDICAL SIT. SHE THEN INFORMED MR X ABOUT HIS WIFE'S CONDITION. MR X WENT IMMEDIATELY TO THE FORWARD LAVATORY TO MEET HIS WIFE. HE CLOSED THE DOOR OF THE LAVATORY. I KNOCKED ON THE DOOR AND ASKED IF SHE WAS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE AND WHAT COULD WE DO TO HELP. MR X SAID HE HAD THE SIT UNDER CTL. FLT ATTENDANT #2 PAGED FOR AN MD. THERE WAS A DOCTOR ON BOARD. FLT ATTENDANT #2 VERIFIED HIS IDENT AND HE MONITORED MRS X TILL LNDG AND THE PARAMEDICS CAME ON BOARD THE ACFT.
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.