<< >> NASA ASRS Report 518545, July 2001

An air carrier passenger takes an overdose of medication. An emergency is declared and diversion to an en route airport completed.

Attributes
ACN	518545
Time
Date	200107
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdc.artcc
State Reference	VA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc tower : stl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 total : 16000
ASRS Report	518545
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Approximately 175 mi sse of rdu, a flight attendant told me that a passenger had taken excessive amounts of pills. Company contacted, and I was advised to divert into rdu. Medical emergency was declared and we landed in rdu. Passenger was taken off airplane and taken to hospital.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR PAX TAKES AN OVERDOSE OF MEDICATION. AN EMER IS DECLARED AND DIVERSION TO AN ENRTE ARPT COMPLETED.

Narrative: APPROX 175 MI SSE OF RDU, A FLT ATTENDANT TOLD ME THAT A PAX HAD TAKEN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF PILLS. COMPANY CONTACTED, AND I WAS ADVISED TO DIVERT INTO RDU. MEDICAL EMER WAS DECLARED AND WE LANDED IN RDU. PAX WAS TAKEN OFF AIRPLANE AND TAKEN 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.