B737-800 crew was advised of a passenger medical emergency in progress in the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	544603
Time
Date	200204
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
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 last 90 days : 239 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	544603
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : crossing restriction not met cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 7
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Medical emergency on aircraft and missed strohs crossing restr. Passenger got sick. Flight attendant gave oxygen from 'pob' to him. I notified 'socc' immediately. I had the first officer fly and take care of ATC while I dealt with the medical situation. A medical doctor and 2 emergency room rn's volunteered to help with the passenger. I had the flight attendant get all the information she could so I could pass it on to contract medical. I also had the heart paddles standing by in case the doctor needed them. We were ready to divert into pns, mob, or msy if need be. The doctor and nurses felt it was ok to press on to iah. The contract doctor also said it wasn't necessary to divert at this time and to continue onto iah. Dispatcher said he would have emt's and paramedics standing by in iah. Passenger's vitals were stable and normal. During all of the communication going on, I heard ZHU tell other aircraft that they had an inbound medical emergency. So I assumed they were aware of our situation. We landed uneventfully and taxied to the gate. Emergency personnel were there waiting for us. We used 3 pob's, medical kit and blood pressure kit. Wrote up in logbook.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 CREW WAS ADVISED OF A PAX MEDICAL EMER IN PROGRESS IN THE ACFT.

Narrative: MEDICAL EMER ON ACFT AND MISSED STROHS XING RESTR. PAX GOT SICK. FLT ATTENDANT GAVE OXYGEN FROM 'POB' TO HIM. I NOTIFIED 'SOCC' IMMEDIATELY. I HAD THE FO FLY AND TAKE CARE OF ATC WHILE I DEALT WITH THE MEDICAL SIT. A MEDICAL DOCTOR AND 2 EMER ROOM RN'S VOLUNTEERED TO HELP WITH THE PAX. I HAD THE FLT ATTENDANT GET ALL THE INFO SHE COULD SO I COULD PASS IT ON TO CONTRACT MEDICAL. I ALSO HAD THE HEART PADDLES STANDING BY IN CASE THE DOCTOR NEEDED THEM. WE WERE READY TO DIVERT INTO PNS, MOB, OR MSY IF NEED BE. THE DOCTOR AND NURSES FELT IT WAS OK TO PRESS ON TO IAH. THE CONTRACT DOCTOR ALSO SAID IT WASN'T NECESSARY TO DIVERT AT THIS TIME AND TO CONTINUE ONTO IAH. DISPATCHER SAID HE WOULD HAVE EMT'S AND PARAMEDICS STANDING BY IN IAH. PAX'S VITALS WERE STABLE AND NORMAL. DURING ALL OF THE COM GOING ON, I HEARD ZHU TELL OTHER ACFT THAT THEY HAD AN INBOUND MEDICAL EMER. SO I ASSUMED THEY WERE AWARE OF OUR SIT. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. EMER PERSONNEL WERE THERE WAITING FOR US. WE USED 3 POB'S, MEDICAL KIT AND BLOOD PRESSURE KIT. WROTE UP IN LOGBOOK.

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.