Air carrier returns to gate with passenger in need of medical attention standing during taxi.

Attributes
ACN	210800
Time
Date	199205
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	210800
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other

Narrative:

We had a passenger put super glue (instead of visine) in her eye. We were cleared to taxi into the gate and the passenger was apparently standing in the blue room while we were taxiing. We felt it was more important to get her medical attention as soon as possible rather than have her seated while we taxied.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR RETURNS TO GATE WITH PAX IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTN STANDING DURING TAXI.

Narrative: WE HAD A PAX PUT SUPER GLUE (INSTEAD OF VISINE) IN HER EYE. WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI INTO THE GATE AND THE PAX WAS APPARENTLY STANDING IN THE BLUE ROOM WHILE WE WERE TAXIING. WE FELT IT WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO GET HER MEDICAL ATTN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE RATHER THAN HAVE HER SEATED WHILE WE TAXIED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.