<< >> NASA ASRS Report 601043, November 2003

During arrival at stl a passenger is reported ill. A medical emergency is declared to expedite the arrival.

Attributes
ACN	601043
Time
Date	200311
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl single value : 11000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : t75.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	601043
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab-3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Just past petti intersection on arrival to stl, received a call from #1 flight attendant that a passenger was ill. Passenger was on heart medications and was pale and sweating. Declared medical emergency with stl approach control and received priority handling to stl from approximately 40 mi out. Asked for and received EMS at gate on arrival. Notified operations of situation and proceeded with expeditious approach. Landed on runway 30L and taxied directly to gate. Passenger was on oxygen and awake in seat. EMS personnel attended to passenger in seat upon gate arrival.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING ARR AT STL A PAX IS RPTED ILL. A MEDICAL EMER IS DECLARED TO EXPEDITE THE ARR.

Narrative: JUST PAST PETTI INTXN ON ARR TO STL, RECEIVED A CALL FROM #1 FLT ATTENDANT THAT A PAX WAS ILL. PAX WAS ON HEART MEDICATIONS AND WAS PALE AND SWEATING. DECLARED MEDICAL EMER WITH STL APCH CTL AND RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING TO STL FROM APPROX 40 MI OUT. ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED EMS AT GATE ON ARR. NOTIFIED OPS OF SIT AND PROCEEDED WITH EXPEDITIOUS APCH. LANDED ON RWY 30L AND TAXIED DIRECTLY TO GATE. PAX WAS ON OXYGEN AND AWAKE IN SEAT. EMS PERSONNEL ATTENDED TO PAX IN SEAT UPON GATE ARR.

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.