MD80 flight crew diverts to bna due to passenger illness.

Attributes
ACN	559966
Time
Date	200207
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zme.artcc
State Reference	TN
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 2.25 flight attendant time total : 2.25 flight attendant time type : 20
ASRS Report	559966
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

First class passenger began to panic/suffer anxiety attack. Husband said she had asthma. Onboard emt determined passenger was hyperventilating. Tried to calm her, unsuccessful. First officer came out for physiological break and surveyed scene. First officer and flight attendant #1 and emt determined it was necessary to divert to get additional medical attention. Immediately pilots began diversion procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLC DIVERTS TO BNA DUE TO PAX ILLNESS.

Narrative: FIRST CLASS PAX BEGAN TO PANIC/SUFFER ANXIETY ATTACK. HUSBAND SAID SHE HAD ASTHMA. ONBOARD EMT DETERMINED PAX WAS HYPERVENTILATING. TRIED TO CALM HER, UNSUCCESSFUL. FO CAME OUT FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL BREAK AND SURVEYED SCENE. FO AND FLT ATTENDANT #1 AND EMT DETERMINED IT WAS NECESSARY TO DIVERT TO GET ADDITIONAL MEDICAL ATTN. IMMEDIATELY PLTS BEGAN DIVERSION PROCS.

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.