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A cabin attendant experiences an ill passenger, and is concerned with the lack of training on the contents of the emergency medical kit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 583933 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl.airport |
| State Reference | HI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhn.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| 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 : 1 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 32 flight attendant time total : 32 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 583933 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Company Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
First officer was on break when he was interrupted by a flight attendant to advise me code red. I immediately informed the captain, and then paged for a physician for assistance. An rn offered her assistance. I obtained the grab-north-go emk and aed, and assisted the rn. The ill passenger appeared to be suffering from cardiac arrest. We xferred him to the middle galley. Aed was used, and the rn did all she could to save this man. Another flight attendant assisted in cpr. We returned to honolulu, where paramedics met the flight. Because I was involved in assisting the rn with the medical kit, I truly feel we should be trained thoroughly on the contents. The rn asked me for stuff that I had no earthly idea what she was talking about. In addition, I believe she was a nervous wreck, and confused, because she knew the ill passenger. The flight crew involved did everything we were trained to do.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CABIN ATTENDANT EXPERIENCES AN ILL PAX, AND IS CONCERNED WITH THE LACK OF TRAINING ON THE CONTENTS OF THE EMER MEDICAL KIT.
Narrative: FO WAS ON BREAK WHEN HE WAS INTERRUPTED BY A FLT ATTENDANT TO ADVISE ME CODE RED. I IMMEDIATELY INFORMED THE CAPT, AND THEN PAGED FOR A PHYSICIAN FOR ASSISTANCE. AN RN OFFERED HER ASSISTANCE. I OBTAINED THE GRAB-N-GO EMK AND AED, AND ASSISTED THE RN. THE ILL PAX APPEARED TO BE SUFFERING FROM CARDIAC ARREST. WE XFERRED HIM TO THE MIDDLE GALLEY. AED WAS USED, AND THE RN DID ALL SHE COULD TO SAVE THIS MAN. ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT ASSISTED IN CPR. WE RETURNED TO HONOLULU, WHERE PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT. BECAUSE I WAS INVOLVED IN ASSISTING THE RN WITH THE MEDICAL KIT, I TRULY FEEL WE SHOULD BE TRAINED THOROUGHLY ON THE CONTENTS. THE RN ASKED ME FOR STUFF THAT I HAD NO EARTHLY IDEA WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT. IN ADDITION, I BELIEVE SHE WAS A NERVOUS WRECK, AND CONFUSED, BECAUSE SHE KNEW THE ILL PAX. THE FLT CREW INVOLVED DID EVERYTHING WE WERE TRAINED TO DO.
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.