Medium large transport has sick passenger, diverts and has ambulance meet flight.

Attributes
ACN	244428
Time
Date	199306
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ott
State Reference	MD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise 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 : 150 flight time total : 9700 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	244428
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	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Flight attendant reported passenger ill with symptoms similar to an appendicitis. After interviewing the passenger, I agree, passenger was suffering from severe pain, the abdomen was painful for him to touch. He said he felt delirious. I advised the flight attendants to prepare the cabin for landing. I contacted ZDC and my company and told them we were diverting to dca for a medical emergency. ATC was very helpful in expediting our arrival into dca. An ambulance was waiting at the gate, and took the passenger to national hospital. His present condition is unknown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HAS SICK PAX, DIVERTS AND HAS AMBULANCE MEET FLT.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT RPTED PAX ILL WITH SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO AN APPENDICITIS. AFTER INTERVIEWING THE PAX, I AGREE, PAX WAS SUFFERING FROM SEVERE PAIN, THE ABDOMEN WAS PAINFUL FOR HIM TO TOUCH. HE SAID HE FELT DELIRIOUS. I ADVISED THE FLT ATTENDANTS TO PREPARE THE CABIN FOR LNDG. I CONTACTED ZDC AND MY COMPANY AND TOLD THEM WE WERE DIVERTING TO DCA FOR A MEDICAL EMER. ATC WAS VERY HELPFUL IN EXPEDITING OUR ARR INTO DCA. AN AMBULANCE WAS WAITING AT THE GATE, AND TOOK THE PAX TO NATIONAL HOSPITAL. HIS PRESENT CONDITION IS UNKNOWN.

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.