Narrative:

En route dfw to rno, the #1 flight attendant stated a passenger had passed out. A few mins later, the #1 flight attendant said the passenger had no pulse, that they had called for a physician, and that an emt instructor had come forward as had 2 medical students. They had commenced cpr and mmr. I notified ZLC of the problem. They stated I was 194 NM from slc and 225 NM from rno. I elected to continue on to rno as knew the WX was VFR and we could get an expedited arrival which should make up the marginally shorter distance to slc. We landed and were met by emt's at the gate. They offloaded the sick passenger and took him to hospital where he died. It appeared to me that the flight attendant and the volunteer medical personnel performed in an exemplary manner. I don't think we could have done anything differently.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PAX BECOMES ILL. ACFT MET BY EMT'S.

Narrative: ENRTE DFW TO RNO, THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT STATED A PAX HAD PASSED OUT. A FEW MINS LATER, THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT SAID THE PAX HAD NO PULSE, THAT THEY HAD CALLED FOR A PHYSICIAN, AND THAT AN EMT INSTRUCTOR HAD COME FORWARD AS HAD 2 MEDICAL STUDENTS. THEY HAD COMMENCED CPR AND MMR. I NOTIFIED ZLC OF THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED I WAS 194 NM FROM SLC AND 225 NM FROM RNO. I ELECTED TO CONTINUE ON TO RNO AS KNEW THE WX WAS VFR AND WE COULD GET AN EXPEDITED ARR WHICH SHOULD MAKE UP THE MARGINALLY SHORTER DISTANCE TO SLC. WE LANDED AND WERE MET BY EMT'S AT THE GATE. THEY OFFLOADED THE SICK PAX AND TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED. IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE FLT ATTENDANT AND THE VOLUNTEER MEDICAL PERSONNEL PERFORMED IN AN EXEMPLARY MANNER. I DON'T THINK WE COULD HAVE DONE ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY.

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.