Captain of air carrier light transport declared a medical emergency due to a sick passenger.

Attributes
ACN	223437
Time
Date	199210
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10500 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute airway : v5
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	223437
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Climbing out of 10500 ft, the flight attendant called up front, reported a male passenger having a seizure. The captain visually checked the passenger and decided to declare a medical emergency. The flight diverted back to cvg where an uneventful landing was made on 36L. Operations and dispatch were notified and an ambulance was standing by. The passenger deplaned under his own power, no injury was made to him or other passenger. The flight then redeparted uneventfully to evansville.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF ACR LTT DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER DUE TO A SICK PAX.

Narrative: CLBING OUT OF 10500 FT, THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED UP FRONT, RPTED A MALE PAX HAVING A SEIZURE. THE CAPT VISUALLY CHKED THE PAX AND DECIDED TO DECLARE A MEDICAL EMER. THE FLT DIVERTED BACK TO CVG WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE ON 36L. OPS AND DISPATCH WERE NOTIFIED AND AN AMBULANCE WAS STANDING BY. THE PAX DEPLANED UNDER HIS OWN PWR, NO INJURY WAS MADE TO HIM OR OTHER PAX. THE FLT THEN REDEPARTED UNEVENTFULLY TO EVANSVILLE.

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.