B767-300 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT THE CAPT DIVERTED TO DEN FOR A SICK PAX.

Date: 2003-09 · Aircraft: B767-300 and 300 ER · Phase: cruise

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-less-severe|flight-deck-cabin-aircraft-event-illness-injury

Synopsis

B767-300 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT THE CAPT DIVERTED TO DEN FOR A SICK PAX.

Narrative

PAX HAD SEIZURE 1 YR AGO. HAS HIGH CHOLESTEROL; HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. TAKING 2 TYPES OF MEDICATION (DON'T REMEMBER TYPE); BUT ARE LISTED IN 'FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE' RPT. PAX DISCOVERED BY MYSELF WHILE DOING CABIN WALK-THROUGH. PAX WAS UNCONSCIOUS; SITTING UPRIGHT IN HIS AISLE SEAT. HIS WIFE; SEATED AT THE WINDOW; CAUGHT MY ATTN; SAYING HER HUSBAND WAS HAVING A SEIZURE. HIS SKIN WAS WHITE; AND EYES SHUT; HEAD LEANING BACK AGAINST HEADREST. WITH HELP OF FLT ATTENDANT #7; MOVED HIM TO FLOOR AND CHKED FOR BREATHING AND PULSE. HAD BOTH. ADMINISTERED SOLID STATE OXYGEN. FIRST UNIT DID NOT WORK (FIRED BOTH OXYGEN CANISTERS; ONE AT A TIME); SECOND UNIT WAS OK. ACFT ALT WAS 41000 FT. CABIN ALT APPROX 8000 FT. DOCTOR AND FIREMAN/EMT BOTH RESPONDED TO PAGE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. IV FLUID WAS ADMINISTERED BY EMT. DOCTOR TRIED FIRST; BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. FOOD AND BEVERAGE SVC HAD BEEN COMPLETED. FOOD CONSISTED OF VERY LIGHT; HIGH SUGAR SNACK FOR BREAKFAST. MAIN CABIN SVC WAS 'BEVERAGE ONLY.' OCCURRENCE HAPPENED APPROX 1 1/2 - 2 HRS INFLT. BEVERAGE SVC HAD BEEN COMPLETED. PAX LEFT BEHIND BAG FULL OF FRESH FRUIT AND SANDWICH. IT TOOK 30-45 MINS TO LAND IN DENVER. COPLT SAID WE WERE 85 MI FROM DENVER WHEN COCKPIT WAS NOTIFIED. COCKPIT ASKED IF WE SHOULD LAND. DOCTOR SAID 'HE IS STABLE NOW' BUT EVENTS COULD CHANGE QUICKLY. 'YES; WE SHOULD LAND.' PAX GIVEN OXYGEN AND IV FLUID. NO OTHER MEDICATIONS THAT I'M AWARE OF. PAX VOMITED SEVERAL TIMES. HAD TINGLING AND NUMBNESS IN R ARM. PAX FELT WELL ENOUGH TO BE SEATED FOR LNDG. AED (DEFIBRILLATOR) WAS USED TO MONITOR HEARTBEAT. DOCTOR SAID IT 'LOOKED GOOD.' NO SHOCK WAS GIVEN. EMT TURNED AED PWR OFF LAST 10 MINS OF FLT. HE SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN THEM 'DISCHARGE;' OR GIVE A SHOCK; WITHOUT THE BUTTON BEING PUSHED. I DISCONNECTED THE PADS FROM THE AED. MOST OF THE MEDICAL SITS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED HAVE BEEN ON THE B767 WHILE AT CRUISE LEVEL; AFTER PAX HAVE HAD THEIR MEAL.

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