Passenger emergency leads to diversion to alternate airport for emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	238478
Time
Date	199304
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zlc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	238478
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:

26 yr old female passenger informed flight attendants that she had miscarried a 5 week pregnancy in the aircraft lavatory but was feeling physically ok with just 'a little spotting' and desired to continue flight to ont in order to be examined by her doctor. Further discussion revealed that the passenger had informed the gate agent that she had begun spotting earlier in the day, had seen a doctor who performed an ultrasound examination, and had told her that she was ok to fly but would probably miscarry the fetus. The gate agent failed to inform any crew member of this information. An emergency was declared with ATC once the information was relayed to the flight crew and an uneventful, expeditious landing accomplished at slc. Paramedics met the aircraft at the gate and the passenger was left at slc in their care. My direct conversation with the passenger revealed that she had 'gushed' blood and tissue very heavily while in the lavatory and had, in the intervening 30 mins, saturated 2 pads. With that information, emergency procedures were used. Paramedics advised passenger and myself of danger of 'bleeding out' (i.e., dying) with any miscarriage, passenger was removed and transported to slc hospital.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX EMER LEADS TO DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE ARPT FOR EMER LNDG.

Narrative: 26 YR OLD FEMALE PAX INFORMED FLT ATTENDANTS THAT SHE HAD MISCARRIED A 5 WK PREGNANCY IN THE ACFT LAVATORY BUT WAS FEELING PHYSICALLY OK WITH JUST 'A LITTLE SPOTTING' AND DESIRED TO CONTINUE FLT TO ONT IN ORDER TO BE EXAMINED BY HER DOCTOR. FURTHER DISCUSSION REVEALED THAT THE PAX HAD INFORMED THE GATE AGENT THAT SHE HAD BEGUN SPOTTING EARLIER IN THE DAY, HAD SEEN A DOCTOR WHO PERFORMED AN ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION, AND HAD TOLD HER THAT SHE WAS OK TO FLY BUT WOULD PROBABLY MISCARRY THE FETUS. THE GATE AGENT FAILED TO INFORM ANY CREW MEMBER OF THIS INFO. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ATC ONCE THE INFO WAS RELAYED TO THE FLC AND AN UNEVENTFUL, EXPEDITIOUS LNDG ACCOMPLISHED AT SLC. PARAMEDICS MET THE ACFT AT THE GATE AND THE PAX WAS LEFT AT SLC IN THEIR CARE. MY DIRECT CONVERSATION WITH THE PAX REVEALED THAT SHE HAD 'GUSHED' BLOOD AND TISSUE VERY HEAVILY WHILE IN THE LAVATORY AND HAD, IN THE INTERVENING 30 MINS, SATURATED 2 PADS. WITH THAT INFO, EMER PROCS WERE USED. PARAMEDICS ADVISED PAX AND MYSELF OF DANGER OF 'BLEEDING OUT' (I.E., DYING) WITH ANY MISCARRIAGE, PAX WAS REMOVED AND TRANSPORTED TO SLC HOSPITAL.

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.