Emergency declared account ill passenger.

Attributes
ACN	263755
Time
Date	199402
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	263755
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	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew

Narrative:

At about 110 mi out of rdu, the #1 flight attendant informed us that a passenger was going in and out of consciousness. He just had a heart attack 3 months ago. We gave him oxygen and decided to expedite into rdu. Declared an emergency, had paramedics meet the aircraft. He was taken to a local hospital as a precaution, no further incidents.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER DECLARED ACCOUNT ILL PAX.

Narrative: AT ABOUT 110 MI OUT OF RDU, THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED US THAT A PAX WAS GOING IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. HE JUST HAD A HEART ATTACK 3 MONTHS AGO. WE GAVE HIM OXYGEN AND DECIDED TO EXPEDITE INTO RDU. DECLARED AN EMER, HAD PARAMEDICS MEET THE ACFT. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LCL HOSPITAL AS A PRECAUTION, NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.

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.