MD80 crew has sick passenger and lands expeditiously at destination airport.

Attributes
ACN	721575
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
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 : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	721575
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger became ill in-flight. His partner gave him an injection to his heart. About 10 mins afterwards he had a seizure. Declared emergency. Landed uneventfully. Met my EMS at gate. Flight attendants did an outstanding job controling the situation; and communicating with the cockpit. They could not have done a better job and are examples of true professionals. First officer flew a perfect approach in stressful conditions; allowing me to manage the situation. I take my hat off to these people.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAS SICK PAX AND LANDS EXPEDITIOUSLY AT DEST ARPT.

Narrative: PAX BECAME ILL INFLT. HIS PARTNER GAVE HIM AN INJECTION TO HIS HEART. ABOUT 10 MINS AFTERWARDS HE HAD A SEIZURE. DECLARED EMER. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MET MY EMS AT GATE. FLT ATTENDANTS DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB CTLING THE SITUATION; AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE COCKPIT. THEY COULD NOT HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB AND ARE EXAMPLES OF TRUE PROFESSIONALS. FO FLEW A PERFECT APCH IN STRESSFUL CONDITIONS; ALLOWING ME TO MANAGE THE SITUATION. I TAKE MY HAT OFF TO THESE PEOPLE.

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.