B757-200 crew was advised of a passenger medical emergency in flight in ZDC class a.

Attributes
ACN	533942
Time
Date	200112
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	533942
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Cockpit was advised that an older, male passenger was sick and had passed out, but had regained consciousness. Flight attendant was told to call medical center on flight phone. Medical center guided doctors on flight to take blood pressure, etc. Cockpit crew was then notified to divert, nearest suitable airport was iad. Landed and had medical personnel standing by. Removed passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW WAS ADVISED OF A PAX MEDICAL EMER IN FLT IN ZDC CLASS A.

Narrative: COCKPIT WAS ADVISED THAT AN OLDER, MALE PAX WAS SICK AND HAD PASSED OUT, BUT HAD REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS. FLT ATTENDANT WAS TOLD TO CALL MEDICAL CTR ON FLT PHONE. MEDICAL CTR GUIDED DOCTORS ON FLT TO TAKE BLOOD PRESSURE, ETC. COCKPIT CREW WAS THEN NOTIFIED TO DIVERT, NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WAS IAD. LANDED AND HAD MEDICAL PERSONNEL STANDING BY. REMOVED PAX.

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.