Passenger illness on air carrier, return land.

Attributes
ACN	254474
Time
Date	199310
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ioc
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv
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
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 3100
ASRS Report	254474
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Elderly man had trouble breathing during cruise 25 mins out of den. Flight attendant called cockpit and gave us information on passenger. We declared a medical emergency and were given priority handling to den. WX at den VFR. Cockpit crew was being given an en route check from FAA air carrier inspector. We contacted dispatch and requested paramedics to meet the aircraft. PA announcement was made asking passenger if medical professional was onboard. Doctor was found and assisted passenger. Landing and taxi was normal. We switched to a closer gate. At shutdown, paramedics were not on jetway. Passenger and doctor apparently got up and went down jetway where paramedics met patient (passenger) in boarding area and treatment began.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX ILLNESS ON ACR, RETURN LAND.

Narrative: ELDERLY MAN HAD TROUBLE BREATHING DURING CRUISE 25 MINS OUT OF DEN. FLT ATTENDANT CALLED COCKPIT AND GAVE US INFO ON PAX. WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND WERE GIVEN PRIORITY HANDLING TO DEN. WX AT DEN VFR. COCKPIT CREW WAS BEING GIVEN AN ENRTE CHK FROM FAA ACR INSPECTOR. WE CONTACTED DISPATCH AND REQUESTED PARAMEDICS TO MEET THE ACFT. PA ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE ASKING PAX IF MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL WAS ONBOARD. DOCTOR WAS FOUND AND ASSISTED PAX. LNDG AND TAXI WAS NORMAL. WE SWITCHED TO A CLOSER GATE. AT SHUTDOWN, PARAMEDICS WERE NOT ON JETWAY. PAX AND DOCTOR APPARENTLY GOT UP AND WENT DOWN JETWAY WHERE PARAMEDICS MET PATIENT (PAX) IN BOARDING AREA AND TREATMENT BEGAN.

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.