S80 cabin report of medical emergency due to passenger illness.

Attributes
ACN	572263
Time
Date	200301
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zla.artcc
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
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 : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 5 flight attendant time total : 5 flight attendant time type : 80
ASRS Report	572263
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:

I was picking up trash when I came across a passenger who did not look well and asked her if she was ok. She did not respond, so I immediately ran to get the oxygen. When I returned, she was experiencing a seizure. I made sure she was comfortable while giving her oxygen. She later stopped breathing. So the #4 flight attendant and I started cpr. After a while, we could not feel her pulse and so we took out the aed. It did not administer shock although we did continue to give her cpr because she continued not to breath. We landed in las, paramedics came in and took her off along with the aed pads. Everything went well regarding all emergency equipment.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S80 CABIN RPT OF MEDICAL EMER DUE TO PAX ILLNESS.

Narrative: I WAS PICKING UP TRASH WHEN I CAME ACROSS A PAX WHO DID NOT LOOK WELL AND ASKED HER IF SHE WAS OK. SHE DID NOT RESPOND, SO I IMMEDIATELY RAN TO GET THE OXYGEN. WHEN I RETURNED, SHE WAS EXPERIENCING A SEIZURE. I MADE SURE SHE WAS COMFORTABLE WHILE GIVING HER OXYGEN. SHE LATER STOPPED BREATHING. SO THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT AND I STARTED CPR. AFTER A WHILE, WE COULD NOT FEEL HER PULSE AND SO WE TOOK OUT THE AED. IT DID NOT ADMINISTER SHOCK ALTHOUGH WE DID CONTINUE TO GIVE HER CPR BECAUSE SHE CONTINUED NOT TO BREATH. WE LANDED IN LAS, PARAMEDICS CAME IN AND TOOK HER OFF ALONG WITH THE AED PADS. EVERYTHING WENT WELL REGARDING ALL EMER EQUIP.

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.