B737-300 crew had passenger medical emergency that required a diversion into roc.

Attributes
ACN	513689
Time
Date	200105
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : syr.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc tracon : bwi.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time type : 346
ASRS Report	513689
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3 & 5
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

34 yr old male collapsed while en route to aft lavatory. Company onboard medical personnel administered first-aid while I conferred with dispatch and company medical. Onboard medical personnel recommended landing short of ord to seek further medical attention. Copilot advised ATC of intention to divert to roc. Normal approach and landing accomplished in roc. Local medics met aircraft at the gate and transported patient to hospital.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 CREW HAD PAX MEDICAL EMER THAT REQUIRED A DIVERSION INTO ROC.

Narrative: 34 YR OLD MALE COLLAPSED WHILE ENRTE TO AFT LAVATORY. COMPANY ONBOARD MEDICAL PERSONNEL ADMINISTERED FIRST-AID WHILE I CONFERRED WITH DISPATCH AND COMPANY MEDICAL. ONBOARD MEDICAL PERSONNEL RECOMMENDED LNDG SHORT OF ORD TO SEEK FURTHER MEDICAL ATTN. COPLT ADVISED ATC OF INTENTION TO DIVERT TO ROC. NORMAL APCH AND LNDG ACCOMPLISHED IN ROC. LCL MEDICS MET ACFT AT THE GATE AND TRANSPORTED PATIENT TO HOSPITAL.

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.