Flight attendant report regarding a sick passenger. Flight diverted and paramedics met the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	414451
Time
Date	199809
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zid
State Reference	IN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid tower : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	414451
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

#4 flight attendant came to me in the rear galley area and said a passenger was experiencing chest pains. Passenger was traveling with a friend who is a nurse. After evaluating the problem, one flight attendant got the medical kit, one called for a doctor and I informed captain of the situation. Captain wanted to know if we needed to land immediately and columbus was within a few mins of our location. I said we didn't have enough information yet and went back to see what the passenger status was. Another nurse on board was using the blood pressure cuff and had the passenger using oxygen. When blood pressure was difficult to detect, a decision was made to land. At this time we were closest to cleveland. We landed in approximately 20 mins. Paramedics came on board and gave passenger assistance immediately. Passenger and a friend were taken to a hospital immediately. The crew pitched in and helped, working together as a team. Everyone took care of a different aspect of care as efficiently as possible.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A SICK PAX. FLT DIVERTED AND PARAMEDICS MET THE ACFT.

Narrative: #4 FLT ATTENDANT CAME TO ME IN THE REAR GALLEY AREA AND SAID A PAX WAS EXPERIENCING CHEST PAINS. PAX WAS TRAVELING WITH A FRIEND WHO IS A NURSE. AFTER EVALUATING THE PROB, ONE FLT ATTENDANT GOT THE MEDICAL KIT, ONE CALLED FOR A DOCTOR AND I INFORMED CAPT OF THE SIT. CAPT WANTED TO KNOW IF WE NEEDED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY AND COLUMBUS WAS WITHIN A FEW MINS OF OUR LOCATION. I SAID WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH INFO YET AND WENT BACK TO SEE WHAT THE PAX STATUS WAS. ANOTHER NURSE ON BOARD WAS USING THE BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF AND HAD THE PAX USING OXYGEN. WHEN BLOOD PRESSURE WAS DIFFICULT TO DETECT, A DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND. AT THIS TIME WE WERE CLOSEST TO CLEVELAND. WE LANDED IN APPROX 20 MINS. PARAMEDICS CAME ON BOARD AND GAVE PAX ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY. PAX AND A FRIEND WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY. THE CREW PITCHED IN AND HELPED, WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM. EVERYONE TOOK CARE OF A DIFFERENT ASPECT OF CARE AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE.

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.