Flight crew declared an emergency and landed at destination due to an ill passenger.

Attributes
ACN	283022
Time
Date	199409
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pmd
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14800 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	283022
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other

Narrative:

Passenger advised flight attendant of discomfort and that he had taken a 'nitro' pill. Passenger had a history of heart disease and presented with all classic symptoms of cardiac distress. I declared an emergency and ordered oxygen administered (bottle was legal for next departure with spare mask). I proceeded expeditiously to destination (closest airport) and landed uneventfully. Passenger was stable on departure for hospital. No known deviations to FARS occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED AT DEST DUE TO AN ILL PAX.

Narrative: PAX ADVISED FLT ATTENDANT OF DISCOMFORT AND THAT HE HAD TAKEN A 'NITRO' PILL. PAX HAD A HISTORY OF HEART DISEASE AND PRESENTED WITH ALL CLASSIC SYMPTOMS OF CARDIAC DISTRESS. I DECLARED AN EMER AND ORDERED OXYGEN ADMINISTERED (BOTTLE WAS LEGAL FOR NEXT DEP WITH SPARE MASK). I PROCEEDED EXPEDITIOUSLY TO DEST (CLOSEST ARPT) AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. PAX WAS STABLE ON DEP FOR HOSPITAL. NO KNOWN DEVS TO FARS OCCURRED.

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.