Medical in-flight emergency declared for ill passenger.

Attributes
ACN	307376
Time
Date	199506
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sie
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 15000 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : j121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	307376
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Passenger needed emergency medical help. Passenger passed out and there was a doctor on board to render aid. She said passenger was critical and needed to be on ground as soon as possible. We were then cleared direct to destination (phl). I requested and received clearance to exceed 250 KTS below 10000 ft MSL. Landing uneventful. Passenger received immediate care at gate from paramedics.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEDICAL INFLT EMER DECLARED FOR ILL PAX.

Narrative: PAX NEEDED EMER MEDICAL HELP. PAX PASSED OUT AND THERE WAS A DOCTOR ON BOARD TO RENDER AID. SHE SAID PAX WAS CRITICAL AND NEEDED TO BE ON GND ASAP. WE WERE THEN CLRED DIRECT TO DEST (PHL). I REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO EXCEED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT MSL. LNDG UNEVENTFUL. PAX RECEIVED IMMEDIATE CARE AT GATE FROM PARAMEDICS.

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.