Medical emergency declared as infant stops breathing. Speed deviation below 10000 ft.

Attributes
ACN	281350
Time
Date	199408
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : msn
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau tower : clt
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	281350
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Just after initiation of descent from FL270, eastbound on flight from msp to msn, the lead flight attendant entered the cockpit, informing the pilot crew of a medical emergency. An infant had stopped breathing, and cpr was being administered. I was controling the aircraft at the time and continued the descent, increasing the airspeed to minimize flight time to msn. The captain inquired of ATC the closest airport with emergency medical facilities, and it was confirmed to be madison. The captain also verified that the flight attendant had obtained the assistance of a trained nurse from the passenger complement, and directed the so to notify operations by company radio. A medical emergency was declared with ZAU and ZAU coordinated the assistance of medical personnel at madison. The captain and I discussed measures of expediting our arrival and the admission of paramedics to the aircraft. We both agreed that to expedite our arrival at msn, we should exceed the 250 KIAS limitation below 10000 ft. This would minimize the time until medics could attend the infant. The crew worked well together, each member accomplishing the necessary tasks. The baby resumed breathing during the flight. I don't know how it came through the emergency. (The madison tower was closed due to the late hour.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEDICAL EMER DECLARED AS INFANT STOPS BREATHING. SPD DEV BELOW 10000 FT.

Narrative: JUST AFTER INITIATION OF DSCNT FROM FL270, EBOUND ON FLT FROM MSP TO MSN, THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT ENTERED THE COCKPIT, INFORMING THE PLT CREW OF A MEDICAL EMER. AN INFANT HAD STOPPED BREATHING, AND CPR WAS BEING ADMINISTERED. I WAS CTLING THE ACFT AT THE TIME AND CONTINUED THE DSCNT, INCREASING THE AIRSPD TO MINIMIZE FLT TIME TO MSN. THE CAPT INQUIRED OF ATC THE CLOSEST ARPT WITH EMER MEDICAL FACILITIES, AND IT WAS CONFIRMED TO BE MADISON. THE CAPT ALSO VERIFIED THAT THE FLT ATTENDANT HAD OBTAINED THE ASSISTANCE OF A TRAINED NURSE FROM THE PAX COMPLEMENT, AND DIRECTED THE SO TO NOTIFY OPS BY COMPANY RADIO. A MEDICAL EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ZAU AND ZAU COORDINATED THE ASSISTANCE OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL AT MADISON. THE CAPT AND I DISCUSSED MEASURES OF EXPEDITING OUR ARR AND THE ADMISSION OF PARAMEDICS TO THE ACFT. WE BOTH AGREED THAT TO EXPEDITE OUR ARR AT MSN, WE SHOULD EXCEED THE 250 KIAS LIMITATION BELOW 10000 FT. THIS WOULD MINIMIZE THE TIME UNTIL MEDICS COULD ATTEND THE INFANT. THE CREW WORKED WELL TOGETHER, EACH MEMBER ACCOMPLISHING THE NECESSARY TASKS. THE BABY RESUMED BREATHING DURING THE FLT. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT CAME THROUGH THE EMER. (THE MADISON TWR WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE LATE HR.)

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.