A320 flight crew has a passenger medical emergency during departure diverts for landing.

Attributes
ACN	715992
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 26000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	715992
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Going through about FL200 flight attendant informed me of a passenger at seat X was experiencing heart problems. I asked for more information. At about FL260 she called back and said that the passenger at seat X was experiencing heart problems and nausea and hypertension. There was a paramedic in seat Y; who immediately realized the urgency of the situation. I declared a medical emergency with ZZZ control and ask to return to ZZZ and have paramedics meet the flight upon landing. Passenger was deplaned in ZZZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW HAS A PAX MEDICAL EMER DURING DEP DIVERTS FOR LNDG.

Narrative: GOING THROUGH ABOUT FL200 FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED ME OF A PAX AT SEAT X WAS EXPERIENCING HEART PROBS. I ASKED FOR MORE INFO. AT ABOUT FL260 SHE CALLED BACK AND SAID THAT THE PAX AT SEAT X WAS EXPERIENCING HEART PROBS AND NAUSEA AND HYPERTENSION. THERE WAS A PARAMEDIC IN SEAT Y; WHO IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THE URGENCY OF THE SITUATION. I DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER WITH ZZZ CTL AND ASK TO RETURN TO ZZZ AND HAVE PARAMEDICS MEET THE FLT UPON LNDG. PAX WAS DEPLANED IN ZZZ.

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.