Passenger illness caused unscheduled landing.

Attributes
ACN	275835
Time
Date	199407
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jnc
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zdv
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9255 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	275835
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

I was informed by my #1 flight attendant that a young male passenger was experiencing an uncontrollable nose bleed and that the flight attendants were trying to control the bleeding with elevation and cold compresses. I told her to keep me advised. My copilot and I began looking for the nearest suitable airport in the event that we needed to land as soon as possible. I advised ZDV of our situation in case we needed special handling. At that time the #1 flight attendant informed me that the passenger situation had worsened. He was bleeding from his nose, eyes and was coughing up blood. I declared an emergency to ZDV and began heading to grand junction (jnc). Through communications with company dispatch we concluded that jnc was not suitable for our medical emergency, thus we continued to denver stapleton airport, landed without incident and proceeded to gate. The aircraft was met by paramedics and the male passenger deplaned under his own power and was taken to the hospital.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX ILLNESS CAUSED UNSCHEDULED LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS INFORMED BY MY #1 FLT ATTENDANT THAT A YOUNG MALE PAX WAS EXPERIENCING AN UNCONTROLLABLE NOSE BLEED AND THAT THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE TRYING TO CTL THE BLEEDING WITH ELEVATION AND COLD COMPRESSES. I TOLD HER TO KEEP ME ADVISED. MY COPLT AND I BEGAN LOOKING FOR THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT IN THE EVENT THAT WE NEEDED TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I ADVISED ZDV OF OUR SIT IN CASE WE NEEDED SPECIAL HANDLING. AT THAT TIME THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED ME THAT THE PAX SIT HAD WORSENED. HE WAS BLEEDING FROM HIS NOSE, EYES AND WAS COUGHING UP BLOOD. I DECLARED AN EMER TO ZDV AND BEGAN HEADING TO GRAND JUNCTION (JNC). THROUGH COMS WITH COMPANY DISPATCH WE CONCLUDED THAT JNC WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR OUR MEDICAL EMER, THUS WE CONTINUED TO DENVER STAPLETON ARPT, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND PROCEEDED TO GATE. THE ACFT WAS MET BY PARAMEDICS AND THE MALE PAX DEPLANED UNDER HIS OWN PWR AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

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.