Narrative:

Declared medical emergency. Flight attendant called and said a passenger had passed out and nurse was on board and the nurse advised to have medical personnel meet us at the gate. Advised ATC we had a medical emergency. Pvd was the closest airport and also our destination. ATC and pvd operations did a great job of handling the situation. The nurse on board also did an outstanding job.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CAPT RPTED THAT AN ILL PAX CAUSED HIM TO DECLARE AN EMER AND LAND AT PVD, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE THE FLT'S DEST.

Narrative: DECLARED MEDICAL EMER. FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID A PAX HAD PASSED OUT AND NURSE WAS ON BOARD AND THE NURSE ADVISED TO HAVE MEDICAL PERSONNEL MEET US AT THE GATE. ADVISED ATC WE HAD A MEDICAL EMER. PVD WAS THE CLOSEST ARPT AND ALSO OUR DEST. ATC AND PVD OPS DID A GREAT JOB OF HANDLING THE SIT. THE NURSE ON BOARD ALSO DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

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.