Air carrier medium large transport declared a medical emergency to accommodate an ill passenger.

Attributes
ACN	190433
Time
Date	199109
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	190433
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Flight attendant notified me passenger had passed out and paramedic on board recommended to land as soon as possible. Declared a medical emergency for vectors and landing at dfw. Passenger was administered 2 1/2 bottles of O2 during flight. Flight was met by paramedics at gate and passenger was treated and rushed to hospital. Paramedic deserves credit with keeping woman alive.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER TO ACCOMMODATE AN ILL PAX.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED ME PAX HAD PASSED OUT AND PARAMEDIC ON BOARD RECOMMENDED TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER FOR VECTORS AND LNDG AT DFW. PAX WAS ADMINISTERED 2 1/2 BOTTLES OF O2 DURING FLT. FLT WAS MET BY PARAMEDICS AT GATE AND PAX WAS TREATED AND RUSHED TO HOSPITAL. PARAMEDIC DESERVES CREDIT WITH KEEPING WOMAN ALIVE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.