MD80 crew had a passenger with a massive heart attack, that died.

Attributes
ACN	579238
Time
Date	200304
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
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 : 12 flight attendant time total : 12 flight attendant time type : 95
ASRS Report	579238
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger had seizure, and massive heart attack. He was 65-75 yrs old. Found out he was on several heart medications, had heart problems. We administered oxygen, cpr, chest compressors, rescue breathing, aed (defibrillator). Emergency room doctor helped, aed advised shock, gave passenger shock with no positive results. Paramedics arrived 20 mins after first alert of massive heart attack and paramedics took over. They worked on passenger in aisle for 10 more mins and then took his lifeless body out to jet bridge and worked on him out on gurney. We, as a flight crew, did everything as trained and gave this passenger 200%.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD A PAX WITH A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK, THAT DIED.

Narrative: PAX HAD SEIZURE, AND MASSIVE HEART ATTACK. HE WAS 65-75 YRS OLD. FOUND OUT HE WAS ON SEVERAL HEART MEDICATIONS, HAD HEART PROBS. WE ADMINISTERED OXYGEN, CPR, CHEST COMPRESSORS, RESCUE BREATHING, AED (DEFIBRILLATOR). EMER ROOM DOCTOR HELPED, AED ADVISED SHOCK, GAVE PAX SHOCK WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. PARAMEDICS ARRIVED 20 MINS AFTER FIRST ALERT OF MASSIVE HEART ATTACK AND PARAMEDICS TOOK OVER. THEY WORKED ON PAX IN AISLE FOR 10 MORE MINS AND THEN TOOK HIS LIFELESS BODY OUT TO JET BRIDGE AND WORKED ON HIM OUT ON GURNEY. WE, AS A FLT CREW, DID EVERYTHING AS TRAINED AND GAVE THIS PAX 200%.

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.