Narrative:

Passenger came forward and complained of nausea then light headedness. Administered cold compress and soft drink. Passenger felt better after vomiting and went back to his seat in first class. While checking on him, he indicated he was feeling worse, so had him come forward and page for a doctor or nurse. (1 doctor and 2 nurses volunteered.) got him back to his seat where he passed out. Opened medical kit and doctor used blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, iv solution and 'nitro.' diverted to las. We also administered oxygen. Medical personnel were unfamiliar with electronic blood pressure cuff. It would be helpful to standardize these.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ILL PAX RESULTED IN A B757 HAVING TO DIVERT.

Narrative: PAX CAME FORWARD AND COMPLAINED OF NAUSEA THEN LIGHT HEADEDNESS. ADMINISTERED COLD COMPRESS AND SOFT DRINK. PAX FELT BETTER AFTER VOMITING AND WENT BACK TO HIS SEAT IN FIRST CLASS. WHILE CHKING ON HIM, HE INDICATED HE WAS FEELING WORSE, SO HAD HIM COME FORWARD AND PAGE FOR A DOCTOR OR NURSE. (1 DOCTOR AND 2 NURSES VOLUNTEERED.) GOT HIM BACK TO HIS SEAT WHERE HE PASSED OUT. OPENED MEDICAL KIT AND DOCTOR USED BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF, STETHOSCOPE, IV SOLUTION AND 'NITRO.' DIVERTED TO LAS. WE ALSO ADMINISTERED OXYGEN. MEDICAL PERSONNEL WERE UNFAMILIAR WITH ELECTRONIC BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO STANDARDIZE THESE.

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.