S80 flight crew returned to dfw with medical emergency.

Attributes
ACN	426547
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Navigation In Use	Other
Route In Use	departure other departure sid : sid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	426547
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Location: 55 mi east of dfw. During climb out at dfw, flight attendants reported that a woman passenger had become unresponsive and was in a semi-conscious catatonic state. The woman had been observed taking a number of prescription drugs during the boarding process. We declared a medical emergency and returned to dfw where paramedics met the flight. The woman was idented as ms X. She was traveling with a young toddler. This same woman had made odd and abusive remarks towards the flight attendants during the boarding process. She made an alarming comment that she would get back at us during the flight for her perceived lack of help during the boarding process. I advised the ticket agent of this, and asked that they talk with her so as to evaluate her mental state suitability for flight. After a 10 min interview, the supervisor agent reported to me that ms X was ok and would be no problem for us. We landed 400 pounds above maximum landing weight. The aircraft was inspected, refueled, and we departed after only 30 mins at the gate. As ms X disembarked the aircraft, flight attendant yy overheard ms X stating to paramedics that she was currently being treated for psychological disorders.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S80 FLC RETURNED TO DFW WITH MEDICAL EMER.

Narrative: LOCATION: 55 MI E OF DFW. DURING CLBOUT AT DFW, FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED THAT A WOMAN PAX HAD BECOME UNRESPONSIVE AND WAS IN A SEMI-CONSCIOUS CATATONIC STATE. THE WOMAN HAD BEEN OBSERVED TAKING A NUMBER OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS DURING THE BOARDING PROCESS. WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND RETURNED TO DFW WHERE PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT. THE WOMAN WAS IDENTED AS MS X. SHE WAS TRAVELING WITH A YOUNG TODDLER. THIS SAME WOMAN HAD MADE ODD AND ABUSIVE REMARKS TOWARDS THE FLT ATTENDANTS DURING THE BOARDING PROCESS. SHE MADE AN ALARMING COMMENT THAT SHE WOULD GET BACK AT US DURING THE FLT FOR HER PERCEIVED LACK OF HELP DURING THE BOARDING PROCESS. I ADVISED THE TICKET AGENT OF THIS, AND ASKED THAT THEY TALK WITH HER SO AS TO EVALUATE HER MENTAL STATE SUITABILITY FOR FLT. AFTER A 10 MIN INTERVIEW, THE SUPVR AGENT RPTED TO ME THAT MS X WAS OK AND WOULD BE NO PROB FOR US. WE LANDED 400 LBS ABOVE MAX LNDG WT. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED, REFUELED, AND WE DEPARTED AFTER ONLY 30 MINS AT THE GATE. AS MS X DISEMBARKED THE ACFT, FLT ATTENDANT YY OVERHEARD MS X STATING TO PARAMEDICS THAT SHE WAS CURRENTLY BEING TREATED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS.

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.