Medium large transport at cruise has medical emergency, passenger heart attack.

Attributes
ACN	254846
Time
Date	199310
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cae
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 110 flight time total : 14450 flight time type : 9700
ASRS Report	254846
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 7900 flight time type : 4700
ASRS Report	254848
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Flight attendant advised a man was having a heart attack. At this time, we were 10 southwest of kcae. We declared a medical emergency and advised we would need emts to meet us at our diversion to kcae. Advised ATC and company of a full cardiac arrest and that we would need emts to meet us at the gate. A doctor, nurse, and a cabin attendant provided cpr in flight. Emergency medical kit was provided but not used. Overweight landing was made in cae without incident. Cae maintenance did overweight landing inspection and provided a new emergency medical kit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG AT CRUISE HAS MEDICAL EMER, PAX HEART ATTACK.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED A MAN WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK. AT THIS TIME, WE WERE 10 SW OF KCAE. WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND ADVISED WE WOULD NEED EMTS TO MEET US AT OUR DIVERSION TO KCAE. ADVISED ATC AND COMPANY OF A FULL CARDIAC ARREST AND THAT WE WOULD NEED EMTS TO MEET US AT THE GATE. A DOCTOR, NURSE, AND A CAB PROVIDED CPR IN FLT. EMER MEDICAL KIT WAS PROVIDED BUT NOT USED. OVERWT LNDG WAS MADE IN CAE WITHOUT INCIDENT. CAE MAINT DID OVERWT LNDG INSPECTION AND PROVIDED A NEW EMER MEDICAL KIT.

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.