A320 flight crew receives priority handling for passenger medical emergency.

Attributes
ACN	693650
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : zzz.vor
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 30000
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
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 crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	693650
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Traffic priority received due to a medical emergency. The lead flight attendant advised the flight deck that a 78 yr old passenger was not feeling well and the cabin crew was administering oxygen. A few mins later; the passenger was vomiting. A medical professional passenger; from the united kingdom; assisted the cabin crew and requested an emt meet the aircraft in ZZZ. We declared a medical emergency and received traffic priority from center and approach to an uneventful landing. Dispatcher coordination with station operations for the emt's to meet us at gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW RECEIVES PRIORITY HANDLING FOR PAX MEDICAL EMER.

Narrative: TFC PRIORITY RECEIVED DUE TO A MEDICAL EMER. THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED THE FLT DECK THAT A 78 YR OLD PAX WAS NOT FEELING WELL AND THE CABIN CREW WAS ADMINISTERING OXYGEN. A FEW MINS LATER; THE PAX WAS VOMITING. A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL PAX; FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM; ASSISTED THE CABIN CREW AND REQUESTED AN EMT MEET THE ACFT IN ZZZ. WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND RECEIVED TFC PRIORITY FROM CTR AND APCH TO AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. DISPATCHER COORD WITH STATION OPS FOR THE EMT'S TO MEET US AT GATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.