B737 flight crew has medical emergency en route; declares emergency and lands at destination.

Attributes
ACN	694341
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon tower : sfo.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	694341
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	Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Approximately 10 mi out on vectors to visual approach into ZZZ. Flight attendant called and said we had medical emergency in cabin. A 10 month old girl was having a seizure or choking. The first officer was communicating with the flight attendant and getting details on medical emergency and giving flight attendant ETA for ZZZ. I was communicating with ATC. I declared a medical emergency and was cleared visual to runway. I was flying and expedited visual approach. When first officer finished communicating with flight attendant in back; he took communication with ATC and I called company. I told dispatch and ramp we needed a gate number and an ambulance upon arrival at gate due to a medical emergency. We were given gate. When I returned to communication #1 (ATC) with first officer; first officer told me we were cleared to land. We landed and expedited taxi to gate where ambulance met us a few mins later and entered aircraft via rear of aircraft with mobile stairs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLT CREW HAS MEDICAL EMER ENRTE; DECLARES EMER AND LANDS AT DEST.

Narrative: APPROX 10 MI OUT ON VECTORS TO VISUAL APCH INTO ZZZ. FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID WE HAD MEDICAL EMER IN CABIN. A 10 MONTH OLD GIRL WAS HAVING A SEIZURE OR CHOKING. THE FO WAS COMMUNICATING WITH THE FLT ATTENDANT AND GETTING DETAILS ON MEDICAL EMER AND GIVING FLT ATTENDANT ETA FOR ZZZ. I WAS COMMUNICATING WITH ATC. I DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND WAS CLRED VISUAL TO RWY. I WAS FLYING AND EXPEDITED VISUAL APCH. WHEN FO FINISHED COMMUNICATING WITH FLT ATTENDANT IN BACK; HE TOOK COM WITH ATC AND I CALLED COMPANY. I TOLD DISPATCH AND RAMP WE NEEDED A GATE NUMBER AND AN AMBULANCE UPON ARR AT GATE DUE TO A MEDICAL EMER. WE WERE GIVEN GATE. WHEN I RETURNED TO COM #1 (ATC) WITH FO; FO TOLD ME WE WERE CLRED TO LAND. WE LANDED AND EXPEDITED TAXI TO GATE WHERE AMBULANCE MET US A FEW MINS LATER AND ENTERED ACFT VIA REAR OF ACFT WITH MOBILE STAIRS.

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.