MD80 crew had a passenger that passed out in-flight.

Attributes
ACN	533904
Time
Date	200112
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
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
ASRS Report	533904
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	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Medical emergency. Passenger, mr X, seat xe, passed out on his way to the back of the aircraft. Flight attendant asked for medical doctor on PA system and dr X responded by looking at mr X. Passenger was reported to have recovered and dr felt it might have been due to low blood sugar. We continued to monitor the situation and did not divert. Dispatch was notified and we did not have to declare an emergency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD A PAX THAT PASSED OUT INFLT.

Narrative: MEDICAL EMER. PAX, MR X, SEAT XE, PASSED OUT ON HIS WAY TO THE BACK OF THE ACFT. FLT ATTENDANT ASKED FOR MEDICAL DOCTOR ON PA SYS AND DR X RESPONDED BY LOOKING AT MR X. PAX WAS RPTED TO HAVE RECOVERED AND DR FELT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DUE TO LOW BLOOD SUGAR. WE CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE SIT AND DID NOT DIVERT. DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED AND WE DID NOT HAVE TO DECLARE AN EMER.

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.