A passenger dies after having suffered a seizure on an A-300 en route on an overwater operation into...

Attributes
ACN	573267
Time
Date	200301
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zma.artcc
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 7.5 flight attendant time total : 7.5 flight attendant time type : 90
ASRS Report	573267
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Airspace Structure Cabin Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger seated in 1ST class of main cabin traveling to miami to receive a kidney suffered a seizure on midflt. The passenger was treated by a nurse that was paged by me. Passenger was initially seen experiencing a seizure, causing the passenger to emit saliva and shake. Flight attendants and reporting nurse checked for a pulse. Passenger initially was found not to have a pulse, but then the nurse found one on his neck. Passenger was given oxygen until landing. Paramedics on the ground read a flat line, and passenger was pronounced dead on arrival.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PAX DIES AFTER HAVING SUFFERED A SEIZURE ON AN A-300 ENRTE ON AN OVERWATER OP INTO MIA, FL.

Narrative: PAX SEATED IN 1ST CLASS OF MAIN CABIN TRAVELING TO MIAMI TO RECEIVE A KIDNEY SUFFERED A SEIZURE ON MIDFLT. THE PAX WAS TREATED BY A NURSE THAT WAS PAGED BY ME. PAX WAS INITIALLY SEEN EXPERIENCING A SEIZURE, CAUSING THE PAX TO EMIT SALIVA AND SHAKE. FLT ATTENDANTS AND RPTING NURSE CHKED FOR A PULSE. PAX INITIALLY WAS FOUND NOT TO HAVE A PULSE, BUT THEN THE NURSE FOUND ONE ON HIS NECK. PAX WAS GIVEN OXYGEN UNTIL LNDG. PARAMEDICS ON THE GND READ A FLAT LINE, AND PAX WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARR.

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.

A passenger dies after having suffered a seizure on an A-300 en route on an overwater operation into mia, fl.