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A B757 flight crew has to declare a medical emergency for an incapacitated young passenger with ZJX 23 mins out from mco, fl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 555840 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zjx.artcc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 | 555840 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : cab 4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Declared medical emergency for passenger at XA30Z with ZJX. Called mco operations, requested paramedics. Passenger became incoherent and received assistance from #1 flight attendant and paramedic medical fire fighter X. Landed mco as soon as possible. Paramedic arrived at aircraft. Deplaned passenger, parents and sister, then remaining passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 FLC HAS TO DECLARE A MEDICAL EMER FOR AN INCAPACITATED YOUNG PAX WITH ZJX 23 MINS OUT FROM MCO, FL.
Narrative: DECLARED MEDICAL EMER FOR PAX AT XA30Z WITH ZJX. CALLED MCO OPS, REQUESTED PARAMEDICS. PAX BECAME INCOHERENT AND RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND PARAMEDIC MEDICAL FIRE FIGHTER X. LANDED MCO ASAP. PARAMEDIC ARRIVED AT ACFT. DEPLANED PAX, PARENTS AND SISTER, THEN REMAINING 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.