DC9-30 crew had passenger medical emergency in ZID class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	519058
Time
Date	200107
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zid.artcc
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl single value : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc artcc : zid.artcc artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	instruction : trainee oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	519058
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
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Medical emergency. Our lead flight attendant came up to the cockpit and advised that an older lady was nauseated and feeling faint and had her oxygen. I contacted dispatch as soon as possible and advised them of the medical emergency. Approximately 5 mins later, the lead flight attendant updated us with the passenger's condition. The ill passenger was still pretty nauseated and faint. At that time I decided to declare a medical emergency with ATC. Center gave us direct djb VOR direct cle. Approximately 5-10 mins later, the ill passenger started improving. Was advised that she was alert and talking with the lead flight attendant. I advised the flight attendant we could divert if the passenger's condition changed. The lead flight attendant thought the passenger was well enough to continue to cle. Advised dispatch and had dispatch call cle to have the paramedics meet the aircraft. We had priority handling by ATC to cle. Landed at cleveland and taxied to gate and paramedics came on board and took passenger off of aircraft and to the hospital. We had no medical/paramedics onboard during flight. I thought the flight attendants did a good job handling the medical situation. ATC gave us great service. I handled all the communications between dispatch and flight attendant while the first officer did the flying and communications with ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9-30 CREW HAD PAX MEDICAL EMER IN ZID CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: MEDICAL EMER. OUR LEAD FLT ATTENDANT CAME UP TO THE COCKPIT AND ADVISED THAT AN OLDER LADY WAS NAUSEATED AND FEELING FAINT AND HAD HER OXYGEN. I CONTACTED DISPATCH ASAP AND ADVISED THEM OF THE MEDICAL EMER. APPROX 5 MINS LATER, THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT UPDATED US WITH THE PAX'S CONDITION. THE ILL PAX WAS STILL PRETTY NAUSEATED AND FAINT. AT THAT TIME I DECIDED TO DECLARE A MEDICAL EMER WITH ATC. CTR GAVE US DIRECT DJB VOR DIRECT CLE. APPROX 5-10 MINS LATER, THE ILL PAX STARTED IMPROVING. WAS ADVISED THAT SHE WAS ALERT AND TALKING WITH THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT. I ADVISED THE FLT ATTENDANT WE COULD DIVERT IF THE PAX'S CONDITION CHANGED. THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT THOUGHT THE PAX WAS WELL ENOUGH TO CONTINUE TO CLE. ADVISED DISPATCH AND HAD DISPATCH CALL CLE TO HAVE THE PARAMEDICS MEET THE ACFT. WE HAD PRIORITY HANDLING BY ATC TO CLE. LANDED AT CLEVELAND AND TAXIED TO GATE AND PARAMEDICS CAME ON BOARD AND TOOK PAX OFF OF ACFT AND TO THE HOSPITAL. WE HAD NO MEDICAL/PARAMEDICS ONBOARD DURING FLT. I THOUGHT THE FLT ATTENDANTS DID A GOOD JOB HANDLING THE MEDICAL SIT. ATC GAVE US GREAT SVC. I HANDLED ALL THE COMS BTWN DISPATCH AND FLT ATTENDANT WHILE THE FO DID THE FLYING AND COMS WITH ATC.

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.