Medical emergency declared.

Attributes
ACN	285067
Time
Date	199410
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : atl
State Reference	GA
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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
ASRS Report	285067
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	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Passenger medical emergency. First flight attendant notified me that a child in first class was having difficulty breathing and his condition was worsening. A registered nurse was tending him and a PA for a physician had been made. Requested and received priority handling from ATC regarding medical emergency. Landed atl -- where paramedical personnel met the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEDICAL EMER DECLARED.

Narrative: PAX MEDICAL EMER. FIRST FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED ME THAT A CHILD IN FIRST CLASS WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND HIS CONDITION WAS WORSENING. A REGISTERED NURSE WAS TENDING HIM AND A PA FOR A PHYSICIAN HAD BEEN MADE. REQUESTED AND RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING FROM ATC REGARDING MEDICAL EMER. LANDED ATL -- WHERE PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL MET THE ACFT.

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.