Narrative:

Passenger had fainted twice before the flight. His family said he had just been checked by his doctor and was identification. Paramedics at mem said he probably had a stomach virus. I had an agent supervisor talk to him. The supervisor saw no reason to keep him off the flight. At cruise, 40 mins later, he was on oxygen with a rapid pulse, cold, and clammy. Either 2 or 3 doctors on board said he should be off the flight. With ATC clearance, I vectored for atl and declared an emergency. We were cleared straight for a downwind, visual landing, and to the gate. Paramedics met the aircraft and deplaned the passenger. He had taken lomotil. No liquor.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX BEHAVIOR ILLNESS CREATES NEED FOR DIVERSION TO ALT ARPT AFTER AN EMER IS DECLARED.

Narrative: PAX HAD FAINTED TWICE BEFORE THE FLT. HIS FAMILY SAID HE HAD JUST BEEN CHKED BY HIS DOCTOR AND WAS ID. PARAMEDICS AT MEM SAID HE PROBABLY HAD A STOMACH VIRUS. I HAD AN AGENT SUPVR TALK TO HIM. THE SUPVR SAW NO REASON TO KEEP HIM OFF THE FLT. AT CRUISE, 40 MINS LATER, HE WAS ON OXYGEN WITH A RAPID PULSE, COLD, AND CLAMMY. EITHER 2 OR 3 DOCTORS ON BOARD SAID HE SHOULD BE OFF THE FLT. WITH ATC CLRNC, I VECTORED FOR ATL AND DECLARED AN EMER. WE WERE CLRED STRAIGHT FOR A DOWNWIND, VISUAL LNDG, AND TO THE GATE. PARAMEDICS MET THE ACFT AND DEPLANED THE PAX. HE HAD TAKEN LOMOTIL. NO LIQUOR.

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.