B757 cabin attendant administers medical assistance to ailing passenger.

Attributes
ACN	582572
Time
Date	200305
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 14.5 flight attendant time total : 17 flight attendant time type : 29
ASRS Report	582572
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger sitting in 2F appeared to be choking. Flight attendant in the aisle brought her to the first class galley area. I asked the passenger if she was breathing, and she nodded. I gave her some water, which came right out of her mouth as she tried to swallow it. I asked her if she wanted me to perform the heimlich maneuver, and she again nodded. I placed my fist under her diaphragm, and performed the heimlich. She was able to expel whatever had been stuck. Passenger stated she was fine after that.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CABIN ATTENDANT ADMINISTERS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO AILING PAX.

Narrative: PAX SITTING IN 2F APPEARED TO BE CHOKING. FLT ATTENDANT IN THE AISLE BROUGHT HER TO THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY AREA. I ASKED THE PAX IF SHE WAS BREATHING, AND SHE NODDED. I GAVE HER SOME WATER, WHICH CAME RIGHT OUT OF HER MOUTH AS SHE TRIED TO SWALLOW IT. I ASKED HER IF SHE WANTED ME TO PERFORM THE HEIMLICH MANEUVER, AND SHE AGAIN NODDED. I PLACED MY FIST UNDER HER DIAPHRAGM, AND PERFORMED THE HEIMLICH. SHE WAS ABLE TO EXPEL WHATEVER HAD BEEN STUCK. PAX STATED SHE WAS FINE AFTER THAT.

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.