An MD82 flight is diverted for a medical emergency with one ill passenger on board, landing at cmh, ...

Attributes
ACN	614214
Time
Date	200404
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zid.artcc
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc tower : mygf.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	614214
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight attendant called the cockpit about XA35Z. She said that a passenger was having a seizure and was bleeding from the mouth, possibly due to biting his tongue. She said he was unable to speak, was by himself, and was about 55 yrs old. We continued and waited for the flight attendant to let us know if a physician was on board. A few mins later, she called back and said the passenger was still not coherent and was very pale, sweating profusely, and had an erratic pulse. She also said that there were no medical personnel on board. I decided to divert to cmh. The first officer sent a diversion report to dispatch. I declared a medical emergency and we landed at cmh about 35 mins later. Medical personnel met the aircraft and helped him walk off of the aircraft. They placed him on a stretcher and were going to take him to a local hospital.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD82 FLT IS DIVERTED FOR A MEDICAL EMER WITH ONE ILL PAX ON BOARD, LNDG AT CMH, OH.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT ABOUT XA35Z. SHE SAID THAT A PAX WAS HAVING A SEIZURE AND WAS BLEEDING FROM THE MOUTH, POSSIBLY DUE TO BITING HIS TONGUE. SHE SAID HE WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK, WAS BY HIMSELF, AND WAS ABOUT 55 YRS OLD. WE CONTINUED AND WAITED FOR THE FLT ATTENDANT TO LET US KNOW IF A PHYSICIAN WAS ON BOARD. A FEW MINS LATER, SHE CALLED BACK AND SAID THE PAX WAS STILL NOT COHERENT AND WAS VERY PALE, SWEATING PROFUSELY, AND HAD AN ERRATIC PULSE. SHE ALSO SAID THAT THERE WERE NO MEDICAL PERSONNEL ON BOARD. I DECIDED TO DIVERT TO CMH. THE FO SENT A DIVERSION RPT TO DISPATCH. I DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND WE LANDED AT CMH ABOUT 35 MINS LATER. MEDICAL PERSONNEL MET THE ACFT AND HELPED HIM WALK OFF OF THE ACFT. THEY PLACED HIM ON A STRETCHER AND WERE GOING TO TAKE HIM 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.

An MD82 flight is diverted for a medical emergency with one ill passenger on board, landing at cmh, oh.