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Captain of a B737-300 declared a medical emergency and diverted to another airport for an ill passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 474633 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 474633 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
At XA30 jun/xa/00, a 7 yr old boy had a seizure on board aircraft. Aircraft position at 350 NM north of phx, 120 NM west of abq. After consulting onboard doctor and nurse administering treatment to passenger, decision was made to divert into abq for additional medical treatment. Declared a medical emergency with ZAB. Uneventful landing at abq.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A B737-300 DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND DIVERTED TO ANOTHER ARPT FOR AN ILL PAX.
Narrative: AT XA30 JUN/XA/00, A 7 YR OLD BOY HAD A SEIZURE ON BOARD ACFT. ACFT POS AT 350 NM N OF PHX, 120 NM W OF ABQ. AFTER CONSULTING ONBOARD DOCTOR AND NURSE ADMINISTERING TREATMENT TO PAX, DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT INTO ABQ FOR ADDITIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT. DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER WITH ZAB. UNEVENTFUL LNDG AT ABQ.
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.