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Flight attendant and medically qualified passenger determine ill passenger needs attention for potential heart problem. Divert to abq.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 607745 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zab.artcc |
| State Reference | NM |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc tower : iad.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| 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 : 18 flight attendant time total : 18 flight attendant time type : 99 |
| ASRS Report | 607745 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
During beverage service, passenger complained of chest pains. Had run through airport to make flight, had not eaten since XA00. We only had pretzels on board. I suggested oxygen use. He said yes and requested medical assistance. Paged for assistance. Md and rn responded. The doctor administered aspirin and nitro twice. Nurse monitored vitals, aed not used. Doctor advised to land. Put down in abq at approximately XB00. Paramedics took passenger off to medical center. Nurse called patient's family in las to advise of his status.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT AND MEDICALLY QUALIFIED PAX DETERMINE ILL PAX NEEDS ATTN FOR POTENTIAL HEART PROB. DIVERT TO ABQ.
Narrative: DURING BEVERAGE SVC, PAX COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAINS. HAD RUN THROUGH ARPT TO MAKE FLT, HAD NOT EATEN SINCE XA00. WE ONLY HAD PRETZELS ON BOARD. I SUGGESTED OXYGEN USE. HE SAID YES AND REQUESTED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. PAGED FOR ASSISTANCE. MD AND RN RESPONDED. THE DOCTOR ADMINISTERED ASPIRIN AND NITRO TWICE. NURSE MONITORED VITALS, AED NOT USED. DOCTOR ADVISED TO LAND. PUT DOWN IN ABQ AT APPROX XB00. PARAMEDICS TOOK PAX OFF TO MEDICAL CTR. NURSE CALLED PATIENT'S FAMILY IN LAS TO ADVISE OF HIS STATUS.
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.