B757 CREW DIVERTS DUE TO PAX ILLNESS; THEN FORGETS TO WRITE UP THE USED EMER MEDICAL KIT UPON ARR AT DEST.
Synopsis
B757 CREW DIVERTS DUE TO PAX ILLNESS; THEN FORGETS TO WRITE UP THE USED EMER MEDICAL KIT UPON ARR AT DEST.
Narrative
I WAS PNF AT FL380 WHEN FLT ATTENDANT ALERTED ME THAT WE MAY HAVE TO DIVERT FOR A PAX HAVING A HEART ATTACK. SHE CONFIRMED THAT AN INTERN AND EMER ROOM MD WAS WORKING ON THE PAX; HAD USED THE EMER MEDICAL KIT AND THEY VERIFIED WE NEEDED TO GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PAX ASAP. WE ELECTED TO DIVERT AND NOTIFIED DISPATCH; ATC AND OPS OF OUR INTENTIONS. THE DIVERT WAS BY SOP WITH ME EVEN HAVING ENOUGH TIME TO REVIEW THE PLT DIVERSION GUIDE AND FLT PLAN TO DEST FROM DISPATCH AFTER OUR LNDG. AFTER PAX WAS DEPLANED WE PREPARED TO CONTINUE TO DEST AND RETURNED TO SOP FOR THE DEP. THE FLT ATTENDANT TOLD ME SHE WOULD GET A LIST OF THE ITEMS USED FROM THE MEDICAL KIT AND I KNEW THAT WE HAD THE SECOND MEDICAL KIT IN THE COCKPIT THAT MADE US LEGAL FOR DISPATCH. HOWEVER WITH ALL OF THE CONCERN OF THE PAX CONDITION AND IN THE HEAT OF OUR BATTLE WE DID NOT NOTIFY MAINT OR DISPATCH OF THESE ITEMS AND DID NOT KNOW IF IT AFFECTED OUR DISPATCHING LEGALITIES. THE FLT TO DEST WAS UNEVENTFUL AND AT THAT TIME WE WERE ALL STILL REVIEWING OUR THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS WE DID NOT NOTIFY STATION OPS FOR EQUIP REPLACEMENT AND MOST LIKELY CAUSED THE ENSUING FLT TO BE DELAYED.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.