A B757-200 flight attendant reported that the captain diverted to ord for a sick passenger.

Attributes
ACN	595966
Time
Date	200309
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
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 attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 1
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 4 flight attendant time total : 4 flight attendant time type : 30
ASRS Report	595966
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Female passenger became violently ill and lost consciousness. Oxygen was administered but passenger was in and out of consciousness and continually vomiting. A passenger who is a nurse assisted and checked vital signs. We diverted to ord (chicago O'hare) and passenger was removed to a local hospital.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT THE CAPT DIVERTED TO ORD FOR A SICK PAX.

Narrative: FEMALE PAX BECAME VIOLENTLY ILL AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. OXYGEN WAS ADMINISTERED BUT PAX WAS IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND CONTINUALLY VOMITING. A PAX WHO IS A NURSE ASSISTED AND CHKED VITAL SIGNS. WE DIVERTED TO ORD (CHICAGO O'HARE) AND PAX WAS REMOVED TO A LCL 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.