Passenger heart attack.

Attributes
ACN	279695
Time
Date	199408
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdf
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	279695
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	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Medical emergency near bradford VOR #1 flight attendant reported a passenger was having a heart attack. We requested ATC priority to ord. At XX48 we declared a medical emergency. Arriving the gate we had to wait several mins for paramedics to arrive. Passenger had a heart attack and bypass surgery.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX HEART ATTACK.

Narrative: MEDICAL EMER NEAR BRADFORD VOR #1 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A PAX WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK. WE REQUESTED ATC PRIORITY TO ORD. AT XX48 WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER. ARRIVING THE GATE WE HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINS FOR PARAMEDICS TO ARRIVE. PAX HAD A HEART ATTACK AND BYPASS SURGERY.

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.