<< >> NASA ASRS Report 399227, April 1998

Passenger became ill, suspected heart attack. Cabin attendant administered oxygen and flight crew requested priority handling. Radar vectored to final approach.

Attributes
ACN	399227
Time
Date	199804
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fqm
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
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 : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	399227
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Passenger became ill with suspected heart attack. Flight attendants administered oxygen and obtained the assistance of a medical doctor on board. ATC priority handling was requested through flight dispatch. Coordination received vectors to a 5 mi final visual approach. The system worked well this time.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX BECAME ILL, SUSPECTED HEART ATTACK. CABIN ATTENDANT ADMINISTERED OXYGEN AND FLC REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING. RADAR VECTORED TO FINAL APCH.

Narrative: PAX BECAME ILL WITH SUSPECTED HEART ATTACK. FLT ATTENDANTS ADMINISTERED OXYGEN AND OBTAINED THE ASSISTANCE OF A MEDICAL DOCTOR ON BOARD. ATC PRIORITY HANDLING WAS REQUESTED THROUGH FLT DISPATCH. COORD RECEIVED VECTORS TO A 5 MI FINAL VISUAL APCH. THE SYS WORKED WELL THIS TIME.

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.