Flight crew of an large transport declared an emergency and diverted to land for an ill cabin attend...

Attributes
ACN	336317
Time
Date	199605
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other 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 : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	336317
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

From ewr to cvg, the flight attendant in charge reported one of the flight attendants was having a very pwrful allergic reaction to medication for a bronchial condition. The symptoms included dizziness, shaking, and lack of coordination and severe mental disorientation. I made the decision to land at the nearest suitable airport which was pit. I requested present position direct to pit from ATC, explained that we had a medical emergency and requested they inform pit that we would need medical assistance. This was done and paramedics met us in pit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAND FOR AN ILL CABIN ATTENDANT.

Narrative: FROM EWR TO CVG, THE FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE RPTED ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS WAS HAVING A VERY PWRFUL ALLERGIC REACTION TO MEDICATION FOR A BRONCHIAL CONDITION. THE SYMPTOMS INCLUDED DIZZINESS, SHAKING, AND LACK OF COORD AND SEVERE MENTAL DISORIENTATION. I MADE THE DECISION TO LAND AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WHICH WAS PIT. I REQUESTED PRESENT POS DIRECT TO PIT FROM ATC, EXPLAINED THAT WE HAD A MEDICAL EMER AND REQUESTED THEY INFORM PIT THAT WE WOULD NEED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THIS WAS DONE AND PARAMEDICS MET US IN PIT.

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.

Flight crew of an large transport declared an emergency and diverted to land for an ill cabin attendant.