MD80 crew had a passenger go into seizures while descending into lga.

Attributes
ACN	596225
Time
Date	200310
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : hpw.vortac
State Reference	VA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : korry
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	596225
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger seizure. On the korry arrival into lga, the #1 flight attendant informed us that a male in seat xx was having a seizure and unresponsive. We declared emergency handling into lga, during, a nurse was working on him. We landed uneventfully and proceeded to the gate where EMS were standing by. A flight attendant had to physically hold him down to administer oxygen and had blood all over his shirt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD A PAX GO INTO SEIZURES WHILE DSNDING INTO LGA.

Narrative: PAX SEIZURE. ON THE KORRY ARR INTO LGA, THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED US THAT A MALE IN SEAT XX WAS HAVING A SEIZURE AND UNRESPONSIVE. WE DECLARED EMER HANDLING INTO LGA, DURING, A NURSE WAS WORKING ON HIM. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AND PROCEEDED TO THE GATE WHERE EMS WERE STANDING BY. A FLT ATTENDANT HAD TO PHYSICALLY HOLD HIM DOWN TO ADMINISTER OXYGEN AND HAD BLOOD ALL OVER HIS SHIRT.

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.