While en route, a passenger suffers a medical emergency.

Attributes
ACN	242075
Time
Date	199305
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fsd
State Reference	SD
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v114
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 630
ASRS Report	242075
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Flight attendant came forward and said an elderly lady was having difficulty breathing. Onboard doctor volunteered to help. We used onboard emergency medical kit, and contacted dispatch to coordinate with them. They called paramedics and also obtained priority handling for us from ZMP. We also had a cockpit jumpseat rider who was of great assistance in coordinating our efforts with the flight attendants and doctor. When in an emergency, use all the resources available -- in our case, calling dispatch and using the jumpseater really eased things up for us! My airline's cockpit resource management training stresses that, and I feel it helped us make a tough situation easier!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE ENRTE, A PAX SUFFERS A MEDICAL EMER.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT CAME FORWARD AND SAID AN ELDERLY LADY WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING. ONBOARD DOCTOR VOLUNTEERED TO HELP. WE USED ONBOARD EMER MEDICAL KIT, AND CONTACTED DISPATCH TO COORDINATE WITH THEM. THEY CALLED PARAMEDICS AND ALSO OBTAINED PRIORITY HANDLING FOR US FROM ZMP. WE ALSO HAD A COCKPIT JUMPSEAT RIDER WHO WAS OF GREAT ASSISTANCE IN COORDINATING OUR EFFORTS WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND DOCTOR. WHEN IN AN EMER, USE ALL THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE -- IN OUR CASE, CALLING DISPATCH AND USING THE JUMPSEATER REALLY EASED THINGS UP FOR US! MY AIRLINE'S COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT TRAINING STRESSES THAT, AND I FEEL IT HELPED US MAKE A TOUGH SIT EASIER!

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.