An air carrier diverts when a passenger becomes unconscious.

Attributes
ACN	548035
Time
Date	200205
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zla.artcc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	548035
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight attendant reported an unconscious passenger on the floor. Flight attendants used aed to determine passenger vital signs. Passenger failed to regain consciousness. No physician onboard. Flight attendant #1 recommended getting passenger to hospital. Declared medical emergency, diverted to las. During descent passenger was in and out of consciousness. Normal landing at las. Paramedics met aircraft and passenger. Passenger removed from aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR DIVERTS WHEN A PAX BECOMES UNCONSCIOUS.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT RPTED AN UNCONSCIOUS PAX ON THE FLOOR. FLT ATTENDANTS USED AED TO DETERMINE PAX VITAL SIGNS. PAX FAILED TO REGAIN CONSCIOUSNESS. NO PHYSICIAN ONBOARD. FLT ATTENDANT #1 RECOMMENDED GETTING PAX TO HOSPITAL. DECLARED MEDICAL EMER, DIVERTED TO LAS. DURING DSCNT PAX WAS IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. NORMAL LNDG AT LAS. PARAMEDICS MET ACFT AND PAX. PAX REMOVED FROM ACFT.

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.