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A passenger became ill; so the crew requested priority handling and landed at the scheduled destination. There was a wait for the medics to arrive.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1325046 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | IL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 151 Flight Crew Total 3934 Flight Crew Type 454 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
Approximately 400 miles from ZZZ notified of ill passenger who was exhibiting symptoms of severe dehydration. Tended to by two doctors and flight attendant paramedic. [Advised ATC] and requested priority ATC handling. Landed uneventfully. Waited 5 minutes for ambulance/medics after block-in despite prior coordination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A passenger became ill; so the crew requested priority handling and landed at the scheduled destination. There was a wait for the medics to arrive.
Narrative: Approximately 400 miles from ZZZ notified of ill passenger who was exhibiting symptoms of severe dehydration. Tended to by two doctors and FA paramedic. [Advised ATC] and requested priority ATC handling. Landed uneventfully. Waited 5 minutes for ambulance/medics after block-in despite prior coordination.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.