An air carrier large transport had to divert land with a medical emergency.

Attributes
ACN	278584
Time
Date	199407
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jnu
State Reference	AK
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 280
ASRS Report	278584
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 18800 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	278115
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Female passenger approximately 7 yrs old experienced possible medication od/stroke which apparently led to heart attack. Doctor on board in attendance with 3 nurses throughout. Approximately abeam juneau, doctor said situation was dire, that landing was necessary. Captain exercised emergency authority/authorized for landing at juneau. Supplemental information from acn 278115: passenger feeling ill and required oxygen. We changed altitude from FL350 to FL260. Md was suddenly called back to passenger to begin cpr. Due to the lack of radar coverage below 10000 ft and the high volume of seasonal light aircraft traffic in this area, I was unable to exceed the 250 K maximum IAS. Paramedics met the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT HAD TO DIVERT LAND WITH A MEDICAL EMER.

Narrative: FEMALE PAX APPROX 7 YRS OLD EXPERIENCED POSSIBLE MEDICATION OD/STROKE WHICH APPARENTLY LED TO HEART ATTACK. DOCTOR ON BOARD IN ATTENDANCE WITH 3 NURSES THROUGHOUT. APPROX ABEAM JUNEAU, DOCTOR SAID SIT WAS DIRE, THAT LNDG WAS NECESSARY. CAPT EXERCISED EMER AUTH FOR LNDG AT JUNEAU. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 278115: PAX FEELING ILL AND REQUIRED OXYGEN. WE CHANGED ALT FROM FL350 TO FL260. MD WAS SUDDENLY CALLED BACK TO PAX TO BEGIN CPR. DUE TO THE LACK OF RADAR COVERAGE BELOW 10000 FT AND THE HIGH VOLUME OF SEASONAL LIGHT ACFT TFC IN THIS AREA, I WAS UNABLE TO EXCEED THE 250 K MAX IAS. PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT.

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.