A flight crew diverted for an unconscious passenger. Despite medical attention and cpr the passenger...

Attributes
ACN	724147
Time
Date	200701
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : zzzzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 32000
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
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	724147
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 in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Female passenger found passed out in lavatory. Crew assisted; found doctor; nurse; blood pressure very low; faint pulse. Doctor unable to do anything. Flight attendants began cpr. We declared emergency; got priority; and were vectored to ZZZ. First officer flew perfect approach and landing; received ground priority to the gate. Paramedic team waiting at the gate. Nothing could have worked out smoother or faster. True professionalism throughout entire event by every party involved. Despite heroic efforts of several flight attendants; passenger was never revived.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT CREW DIVERTED FOR AN UNCONSCIOUS PAX. DESPITE MEDICAL ATTENTION AND CPR THE PAX DIED.

Narrative: FEMALE PAX FOUND PASSED OUT IN LAVATORY. CREW ASSISTED; FOUND DOCTOR; NURSE; BLOOD PRESSURE VERY LOW; FAINT PULSE. DOCTOR UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING. FLT ATTENDANTS BEGAN CPR. WE DECLARED EMER; GOT PRIORITY; AND WERE VECTORED TO ZZZ. FO FLEW PERFECT APCH AND LNDG; RECEIVED GND PRIORITY TO THE GATE. PARAMEDIC TEAM WAITING AT THE GATE. NOTHING COULD HAVE WORKED OUT SMOOTHER OR FASTER. TRUE PROFESSIONALISM THROUGHOUT ENTIRE EVENT BY EVERY PARTY INVOLVED. DESPITE HEROIC EFFORTS OF SEVERAL FLT ATTENDANTS; PAX WAS NEVER REVIVED.

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.

A flight crew diverted for an unconscious passenger. Despite medical attention and cpr the passenger died.