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B777-200 flight attendant had a passenger that fell out of her seat, was having seizures and was vomiting. She was attended by an onboard passenger medical doctor, an on board passenger nurse, and flight attendants. The crew returned to the departure airport and requested medical attention.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 590856 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : egtt.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : egtt.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 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 : 11 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 590856 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Woman boarded in wheelchair. She wanted a better seat. Moved her to a new seat for more legroom. She did not look well. I asked her twice if she was ok to travel, she stated yes. About an hour and one half into flight, she fell out of her seat and was having seizures and vomiting. We had a cardiologist and a nurse on board who worked on her as well as 2 flight attendants (#4 and #9). Enhanced medical kit used as well as aed (no shock advised). Doctor could not find a pulse. We turned around and went back to lhr. Pulse returned somewhat. Arrived in egll. Medical personnel took passenger to hospital. Flight canceled for the night.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777-200 FLT ATTENDANT HAD A PAX THAT FELL OUT OF HER SEAT, WAS HAVING SEIZURES AND WAS VOMITING. SHE WAS ATTENDED BY AN ONBOARD PAX MEDICAL DOCTOR, AN ON BOARD PAX NURSE, AND FLT ATTENDANTS. THE CREW RETURNED TO THE DEP ARPT AND REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTN.
Narrative: WOMAN BOARDED IN WHEELCHAIR. SHE WANTED A BETTER SEAT. MOVED HER TO A NEW SEAT FOR MORE LEGROOM. SHE DID NOT LOOK WELL. I ASKED HER TWICE IF SHE WAS OK TO TRAVEL, SHE STATED YES. ABOUT AN HR AND ONE HALF INTO FLT, SHE FELL OUT OF HER SEAT AND WAS HAVING SEIZURES AND VOMITING. WE HAD A CARDIOLOGIST AND A NURSE ON BOARD WHO WORKED ON HER AS WELL AS 2 FLT ATTENDANTS (#4 AND #9). ENHANCED MEDICAL KIT USED AS WELL AS AED (NO SHOCK ADVISED). DOCTOR COULD NOT FIND A PULSE. WE TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK TO LHR. PULSE RETURNED SOMEWHAT. ARRIVED IN EGLL. MEDICAL PERSONNEL TOOK PAX TO HOSPITAL. FLT CANCELED FOR THE NIGHT.
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.