Medical emergency while en route caused diversion.

Attributes
ACN	569347
Time
Date	200212
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cyyc.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 29000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czeg.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	569347
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Descending into calgary -- cockpit was notified that an elderly woman was found unconscious in the back of the plane. A doctor responded to the unconscious woman. Flight declared a medical emergency and was given priority handling into calgary. Paramedics met the flight and transported passenger to hospital.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEDICAL EMER WHILE ENRTE CAUSED DIVERSION.

Narrative: DSNDING INTO CALGARY -- COCKPIT WAS NOTIFIED THAT AN ELDERLY WOMAN WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN THE BACK OF THE PLANE. A DOCTOR RESPONDED TO THE UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN. FLT DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND WAS GIVEN PRIORITY HANDLING INTO CALGARY. PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT AND TRANSPORTED PAX TO HOSPITAL.

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.