Medium large transport crew had passenger medical emergency in ZBW airspace.

Attributes
ACN	521021
Time
Date	200108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvd.airport
State Reference	RI
Altitude	msl single value : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
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 pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 146 flight time total : 18922 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	521021
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 5
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger reported light-headedness, trouble breathing. Company requested for captain to bring the passenger to the scheduled arrival gate in bos to let local emt's treat the passenger. Captain requested 'priority handling due to a possible medical emergency' from boston approach control. Approach was advised that there was a possible heart attack victim on board. Traffic was cleared out in order to provide a swift arrival to our gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CREW HAD PAX MEDICAL EMER IN ZBW AIRSPACE.

Narrative: PAX RPTED LIGHT-HEADEDNESS, TROUBLE BREATHING. COMPANY REQUESTED FOR CAPT TO BRING THE PAX TO THE SCHEDULED ARR GATE IN BOS TO LET LCL EMT'S TREAT THE PAX. CAPT REQUESTED 'PRIORITY HANDLING DUE TO A POSSIBLE MEDICAL EMER' FROM BOSTON APCH CTL. APCH WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK VICTIM ON BOARD. TFC WAS CLRED OUT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A SWIFT ARR TO OUR GATE.

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.