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B767-300 flight attendant found an unconscious passenger. All resuscitation efforts by the flight attendants, an inboard passenger medical doctor, and an onboard passenger er nurse were to no avail.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 590649 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw.artcc |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.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 |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 18 flight attendant time total : 18 flight attendant time type : 85 |
| ASRS Report | 590649 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
I had just pulled the beverage cart to the front of the coach cabin area (right side) facing cockpit. I served passenger in seats B and C. I turned to serve a man in seat 'a.' at first I thought he was asleep. Then, I had a feeling something was wrong. I checked for a pulse, no pulse. I shook him and got no response. I yelled 'code red' to another flight attendant. She ran to get the aed, 1ST aid kit, and purser. An ob/gyn doctor immediately came to help. She did mouth to mouth resuscitation via laerdle mask. Another er nurse helped with compressions. I monitored the aed (defibrillator) and shocked him 30+ times before we landed in lubbock, tx. Paramedics came onboard and took him off. He was 92 yrs old and had heart problems. His son and grandson were aboard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-300 FLT ATTENDANT FOUND AN UNCONSCIOUS PAX. ALL RESUSCITATION EFFORTS BY THE FLT ATTENDANTS, AN INBOARD PAX MEDICAL DOCTOR, AND AN ONBOARD PAX ER NURSE WERE TO NO AVAIL.
Narrative: I HAD JUST PULLED THE BEVERAGE CART TO THE FRONT OF THE COACH CABIN AREA (R SIDE) FACING COCKPIT. I SERVED PAX IN SEATS B AND C. I TURNED TO SERVE A MAN IN SEAT 'A.' AT FIRST I THOUGHT HE WAS ASLEEP. THEN, I HAD A FEELING SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I CHKED FOR A PULSE, NO PULSE. I SHOOK HIM AND GOT NO RESPONSE. I YELLED 'CODE RED' TO ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT. SHE RAN TO GET THE AED, 1ST AID KIT, AND PURSER. AN OB/GYN DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY CAME TO HELP. SHE DID MOUTH TO MOUTH RESUSCITATION VIA LAERDLE MASK. ANOTHER ER NURSE HELPED WITH COMPRESSIONS. I MONITORED THE AED (DEFIBRILLATOR) AND SHOCKED HIM 30+ TIMES BEFORE WE LANDED IN LUBBOCK, TX. PARAMEDICS CAME ONBOARD AND TOOK HIM OFF. HE WAS 92 YRS OLD AND HAD HEART PROBS. HIS SON AND GRANDSON WERE ABOARD.
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.