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B737 first officer report on a late notification by a flight attendant of a passenger receiving emergency first aid as flight was descending through 10000 ft on frequency with I90 approach at iah.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 622347 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : i90.tracon |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : i90.tracon tower : phx.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 622347 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 5 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Cabin Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Flight attendants began calling repeatedly just prior to 10000 ft advising us of medical emergency they had in back requiring use of stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, and oxygen. Captain asked if they had thought of notifying him to call medical services. They said no, they just gave the equipment to a spanish speaking passenger. It was too late for us to call in a sterile high workload environment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FO RPT ON A LATE NOTIFICATION BY A FLT ATTENDANT OF A PAX RECEIVING EMER FIRST AID AS FLT WAS DSNDING THROUGH 10000 FT ON FREQ WITH I90 APCH AT IAH.
Narrative: FLT ATTENDANTS BEGAN CALLING REPEATEDLY JUST PRIOR TO 10000 FT ADVISING US OF MEDICAL EMER THEY HAD IN BACK REQUIRING USE OF STETHOSCOPE, BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF, AND OXYGEN. CAPT ASKED IF THEY HAD THOUGHT OF NOTIFYING HIM TO CALL MEDICAL SVCS. THEY SAID NO, THEY JUST GAVE THE EQUIP TO A SPANISH SPEAKING PAX. IT WAS TOO LATE FOR US TO CALL IN A STERILE HIGH WORKLOAD ENVIRONMENT.
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.