An ill passenger fails to regain consciousness on an lax-ord bound B757 which is then diverted into ...

Attributes
ACN	548357
Time
Date	200205
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : tnp.vortac
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 other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	548357
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

ATC facility: ZLA. Location: tnp VOR. En route, #1 flight attendant reported an unconscious passenger on the floor of the aft cabin. Flight attendants used the aircraft emergency medical kit to determine passenger vital signs. Passenger was reported as having pulse and breathing normally but failed to regain consciousness. No physician aboard the aircraft. #1 flight attendant and ill passenger's flying companion recommended getting mr X to a hospital as soon as possible. Declared a medical emergency and diverted to las. During the descent, ill passenger was going in and out of consciousness. Made a normal landing at las. Paramedics met the aircraft and ill passenger was removed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ILL PAX FAILS TO REGAIN CONSCIOUSNESS ON AN LAX-ORD BOUND B757 WHICH IS THEN DIVERTED INTO LAS, NV.

Narrative: ATC FACILITY: ZLA. LOCATION: TNP VOR. ENRTE, #1 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED AN UNCONSCIOUS PAX ON THE FLOOR OF THE AFT CABIN. FLT ATTENDANTS USED THE ACFT EMER MEDICAL KIT TO DETERMINE PAX VITAL SIGNS. PAX WAS RPTED AS HAVING PULSE AND BREATHING NORMALLY BUT FAILED TO REGAIN CONSCIOUSNESS. NO PHYSICIAN ABOARD THE ACFT. #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND ILL PAX'S FLYING COMPANION RECOMMENDED GETTING MR X TO A HOSPITAL ASAP. DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAS. DURING THE DSCNT, ILL PAX WAS GOING IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. MADE A NORMAL LNDG AT LAS. PARAMEDICS MET THE ACFT AND ILL PAX WAS REMOVED.

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.

An ill passenger fails to regain consciousness on an lax-ord bound B757 which is then diverted into las, nv.