B717 flight crew has medical emergency en route and diverts.

Attributes
ACN	707361
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B717 (Formerly MD-95)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 21400 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	707361
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

We had a medical emergency en route. A passenger had severe seizure with vomiting; blood coming out of his mouth. We diverted. Contacting our dispatch via phone; we landed over the paid-for landing weight of 100000 pounds. The maximum structural 'buy up' landing weight is 110000 pounds; we would be near 105000 pounds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B717 FLT CREW HAS MEDICAL EMER ENRTE AND DIVERTS.

Narrative: WE HAD A MEDICAL EMER ENRTE. A PAX HAD SEVERE SEIZURE WITH VOMITING; BLOOD COMING OUT OF HIS MOUTH. WE DIVERTED. CONTACTING OUR DISPATCH VIA PHONE; WE LANDED OVER THE PAID-FOR LNDG WT OF 100000 LBS. THE MAX STRUCTURAL 'BUY UP' LNDG WT IS 110000 LBS; WE WOULD BE NEAR 105000 LBS.

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.