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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 711125 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : anc.airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zan.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 oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 39 flight attendant time total : 40 flight attendant time type : 90 |
| ASRS Report | 711125 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
First class passenger was slumped over. Boarded very ill and medicated with son and wife. Last I looked after him he moved; still. Galley flight attendant was alerted by son. Neither she nor I could find pulse; laid him into aisle; used mask for breath; used aed (no shock advised). Paged for doctor. He set up a drip from the enhanced medical kit. 2 nurses did cpr. Doctor kept adding different medications into drip. For landing; galley flight attendant and I continued cpr. Passenger flat-lined on paramedic equipment. Coroner removed body in anc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 INTERNATIONAL FLT DIVERTS AND SEEKS MEDICAL ATTN FOR PAX.
Narrative: FIRST CLASS PAX WAS SLUMPED OVER. BOARDED VERY ILL AND MEDICATED WITH SON AND WIFE. LAST I LOOKED AFTER HIM HE MOVED; STILL. GALLEY FLT ATTENDANT WAS ALERTED BY SON. NEITHER SHE NOR I COULD FIND PULSE; LAID HIM INTO AISLE; USED MASK FOR BREATH; USED AED (NO SHOCK ADVISED). PAGED FOR DOCTOR. HE SET UP A DRIP FROM THE ENHANCED MEDICAL KIT. 2 NURSES DID CPR. DOCTOR KEPT ADDING DIFFERENT MEDICATIONS INTO DRIP. FOR LNDG; GALLEY FLT ATTENDANT AND I CONTINUED CPR. PAX FLAT-LINED ON PARAMEDIC EQUIP. CORONER REMOVED BODY IN ANC.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.