CABIN ATTENDANT RPT; B757; SJO-DFW. SERIOUSLY ILL PAX. PAX MD AND RN'S ATTENDED PAX. DECIDED TO DIVERT TO CANCUN. PAX AND FAMILY TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

2000-01 · NASA ASRS report 462383

Date: 2000-01 · Aircraft: B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model · Phase: cruise

Anomalies: flight-deck-cabin-aircraft-event-illness-injury

Synopsis

CABIN ATTENDANT RPT; B757; SJO-DFW. SERIOUSLY ILL PAX. PAX MD AND RN'S ATTENDED PAX. DECIDED TO DIVERT TO CANCUN. PAX AND FAMILY TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

Narrative

DURING MEAL SVC (#3 BUSINESS CLASS); #5 FLT ATTENDANT WAS MADE AWARE OF AN ILL PAX. HE; IN TURN; NOTIFIED ME; AND WE IMMEDIATELY APCHED THE PAX SEATED IN X. THE PAX WAS UNCONSCIOUS BUT BREATHING; WITH HIS EYES ROLLED BACK INTO HIS HEAD; AND HAD VOMITED. HE ALSO HAD LOST CTL OF HIS BLADDER. #5 FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND CAPT; WHILE I WAS ASSISTED BY ANOTHER PAX IN GETTING HIM ONTO THE FLOOR. AS WE GOT THE ILL PAX TO THE FLOOR; HE REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS; AND WE PAGED FOR A DOCTOR. 1 DOCTOR AND 2 RN'S RESPONDED; AND WERE PROVIDED WITH ALL AVAILABLE MEDICAL EQUIP. #5 FLT ATTENDANT ASSISTED THE DOCTOR AND NURSES; WHILE I COMMUNICATED WITH THE CAPT. THE DOCTOR QUICKLY ASSESSED THE PAX'S CONDITION AND DETERMINED WE SHOULD LAND. THIS WAS RELAYED TO THE CAPT; AND A DIVERSION TO CUN WAS MADE WITH A DELAY OF ONLY 15 MINS. TO PREPARE FOR LNDG; ALL FLT ATTENDANTS COMPLETED ALL SVC ITEMS; AND SECURED THE ACFT. UPON ARR IN CUN; THE ILL PAX; ALONG WITH FAMILY MEMBERS ETC WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. SPENDING 1 HR IN CUN; THE PLANE WAS SVCED AND SUCH. WE DEPARTED FOR DFW WITH NECESSARY EMER EQUIP WITH USED EQUIP REPLACED IN DFW. I BELIEVE THE ENTIRE CREW WAS PROFESSIONAL AND PLACED THE WELL BEING OF OUR PAX ABOVE ANYTHING. THE DOCTOR AND NURSES WERE KIND; AND TRULY THANKED THEM FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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