Medical emergency requires diversion to alternate airport after fuel dumped.

Attributes
ACN	235634
Time
Date	199303
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdf
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	235634
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Elderly lady passenger became unconscious en route to tampa from minneapolis. 2 doctors on board in attendance were unable to obtain pulse or blood pressure reading. The doctors said we should land as soon as possible, so we declared a medical emergency and proceeded to ord. We had to dump 9000 pounds of fuel to reduce to maximum landing weight. Landed uneventfully at ord. Medics met flight and took passenger to hospital. Flight continued to tpa.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEDICAL EMER REQUIRES DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE ARPT AFTER FUEL DUMPED.

Narrative: ELDERLY LADY PAX BECAME UNCONSCIOUS ENRTE TO TAMPA FROM MINNEAPOLIS. 2 DOCTORS ON BOARD IN ATTENDANCE WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN PULSE OR BLOOD PRESSURE READING. THE DOCTORS SAID WE SHOULD LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND PROCEEDED TO ORD. WE HAD TO DUMP 9000 LBS OF FUEL TO REDUCE TO MAX LNDG WT. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT ORD. MEDICS MET FLT AND TOOK PAX TO HOSPITAL. FLT CONTINUED TO TPA.

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.