Narrative:

The flight attendant in charge informed me that a passenger had become ill. After the flight attendants had taken care of the sick passenger's initial needs, I went aft to talk to the passenger personally. After learning that the passenger was still feeling somewhat ill, and that she was taking several medications for heart fibrillation problems, I requested that the chief flight attendant make a PA requesting the assistance of any onboard doctor and/or nurse. A medical doctor volunteered his services and evaluated the sick passenger. Within a short period of time the doctor had obtained valuable information from the passenger, which I thought that he could best pass on to my air carrier's medical auths. By his presence in the cockpit, I exercised captain's emergency authority/authorized for his (doctor's) admission to the cockpit. Radio communications were established with my air carrier and the onboard doctor provided valuable medical information to ground personnel. All parties concerned (me, the onboard doctor, passenger, flight attendants, medical personnel, and the ny dispatcher) concurred that the flight should continue to destination.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B727-200 CREW HAD A SICK PAX ABOARD. THERE WAS AN MD ABOARD THAT AGREED WITH THE ACR'S MEDICAL CONSULTANT THAT THE PAX COULD CONTINUE TO HER DEST.

Narrative: THE FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE INFORMED ME THAT A PAX HAD BECOME ILL. AFTER THE FLT ATTENDANTS HAD TAKEN CARE OF THE SICK PAX'S INITIAL NEEDS, I WENT AFT TO TALK TO THE PAX PERSONALLY. AFTER LEARNING THAT THE PAX WAS STILL FEELING SOMEWHAT ILL, AND THAT SHE WAS TAKING SEVERAL MEDICATIONS FOR HEART FIBRILLATION PROBS, I REQUESTED THAT THE CHIEF FLT ATTENDANT MAKE A PA REQUESTING THE ASSISTANCE OF ANY ONBOARD DOCTOR AND/OR NURSE. A MEDICAL DOCTOR VOLUNTEERED HIS SVCS AND EVALUATED THE SICK PAX. WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE DOCTOR HAD OBTAINED VALUABLE INFO FROM THE PAX, WHICH I THOUGHT THAT HE COULD BEST PASS ON TO MY ACR'S MEDICAL AUTHS. BY HIS PRESENCE IN THE COCKPIT, I EXERCISED CAPT'S EMER AUTH FOR HIS (DOCTOR'S) ADMISSION TO THE COCKPIT. RADIO COMS WERE ESTABLISHED WITH MY ACR AND THE ONBOARD DOCTOR PROVIDED VALUABLE MEDICAL INFO TO GND PERSONNEL. ALL PARTIES CONCERNED (ME, THE ONBOARD DOCTOR, PAX, FLT ATTENDANTS, MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND THE NY DISPATCHER) CONCURRED THAT THE FLT SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEST.

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.