Passenger illness results in a diversion over the caribbean.

Attributes
ACN	489320
Time
Date	200010
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mkjk.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	489320
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

About 130 mi south of gcm notified by flight attendant that a first class passenger was having trouble breathing and had minor chest pains. He also mentioned that he had a history of minor heart problems. I told flight attendant to ask if a doctor was onboard. A doctor talked with passenger and examined him. He then advised me that the passenger needed to get to a hospital right away. We declared an emergency and diverted into gcm and had an ambulance waiting.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX ILLNESS RESULTS IN A DIVERSION OVER THE CARIBBEAN.

Narrative: ABOUT 130 MI S OF GCM NOTIFIED BY FLT ATTENDANT THAT A FIRST CLASS PAX WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING AND HAD MINOR CHEST PAINS. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE HAD A HISTORY OF MINOR HEART PROBS. I TOLD FLT ATTENDANT TO ASK IF A DOCTOR WAS ONBOARD. A DOCTOR TALKED WITH PAX AND EXAMINED HIM. HE THEN ADVISED ME THAT THE PAX NEEDED TO GET TO A HOSPITAL RIGHT AWAY. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED INTO GCM AND HAD AN AMBULANCE WAITING.

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.