MD80 flight crew has a medical emergency; declares emergency and lands at destination.

Attributes
ACN	694319
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 25000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tower : laf.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
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	694319
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

On arrival at outside of ZZZ1 during descent got a call from the back that said 'we have a medical emergency going on and we need to get on the ground now; I will get back to you with details.' I said ok; declared an emergency with center and landed expeditiously. 250 KTS was exceeded below 10000 ft. Kudos to all involved; except it should be noted that we had to stop short of the gate because there were no guide men.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW HAS A MEDICAL EMER; DECLARES EMER AND LANDS AT DEST.

Narrative: ON ARR AT OUTSIDE OF ZZZ1 DURING DSCNT GOT A CALL FROM THE BACK THAT SAID 'WE HAVE A MEDICAL EMER GOING ON AND WE NEED TO GET ON THE GND NOW; I WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITH DETAILS.' I SAID OK; DECLARED AN EMER WITH CTR AND LANDED EXPEDITIOUSLY. 250 KTS WAS EXCEEDED BELOW 10000 FT. KUDOS TO ALL INVOLVED; EXCEPT IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WE HAD TO STOP SHORT OF THE GATE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO GUIDE MEN.

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.