B737-700
Flight Attendant Current
Time Pressure
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Physical Injury / Incapacitation
Equipment / Tooling; Human Factors
Passenger passed out after standing to get something out of overhead bin. The passenger sitting across the aisle jumped in immediately and asked for our Stethoscope/blood pressure kit. Unfortunately neither worked and he had to use the blood pressure cuff the passenger had with him. This isn't the first medical emergency I've had that the Doctor has had this problem with our equipment. He also inquired why we don't have a cheap pulse-oximeter on board to check to see if the passenger is getting the correct amount of oxygen.
Air carrier Flight Attendant reported the first aid equipment was defective when needed for an ill passenger.