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A passenger on an international flight experiencing chest pains. After 30 mins of physician attendance, flight diverted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 632886 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzzz.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 crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 632886 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger complained to flight attendants of severe chest pains. Physician paged and attended to said passenger. After 30 mins no improvement, physician recommend that said passenger be taken to a hospital. Medical emergency. Landed overweight in ZZZZ. Departed ZZZZ after required checks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PAX ON AN INTL FLT EXPERIENCING CHEST PAINS. AFTER 30 MINS OF PHYSICIAN ATTENDANCE, FLT DIVERTED.
Narrative: A PAX COMPLAINED TO FLT ATTENDANTS OF SEVERE CHEST PAINS. PHYSICIAN PAGED AND ATTENDED TO SAID PAX. AFTER 30 MINS NO IMPROVEMENT, PHYSICIAN RECOMMEND THAT SAID PAX BE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. MEDICAL EMER. LANDED OVERWT IN ZZZZ. DEPARTED ZZZZ AFTER REQUIRED CHKS.
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.