Narrative:

This event was submitted to company. I wanted to submit an ASRS report as well, on the chance there may be some confusion over the events of our diversion. A sick passenger was boarded in lga for our flight to ord. Approximately 1 hour into the flight the flight attendants informed me that our sick passenger was on 02 -- experiencing shakes with cold and clammy skin. We had 2 doctors on board, who were monitoring her condition, and I made the decision to continue to ord. About 10 min after this (and a subsequent check by the first officer), she went back on 02, and her conditions seemed to be worsening. While I was on the radio with dispatch I decided to divert to cle. I told the first officer to obtain that clearance while I was getting WX from dispatch and their concurrence. I am not sure if he obtained clearance first, or just turned the airplane, and told center our plans to land in cle. Our diversion occurred 81 mi north of cle. We were given clearance from FL310 to FL240, and informed them of a medical problem on board. I should have been clear to the first officer, on the request for clearance, and center, that we had a medical emergency. The diversion was without difficulty and through dispatch the paramedics met us at the gate. We were re- released to ord without further difficulty.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PAX'S MEDICAL CONDITION WORSENED WHILE ENRTE, AND AFTER COORDINATING WITH DISPATCH, A FLC DIVERTED ACFT TO MEET THE MEDICAL EMER.

Narrative: THIS EVENT WAS SUBMITTED TO COMPANY. I WANTED TO SUBMIT AN ASRS RPT AS WELL, ON THE CHANCE THERE MAY BE SOME CONFUSION OVER THE EVENTS OF OUR DIVERSION. A SICK PAX WAS BOARDED IN LGA FOR OUR FLT TO ORD. APPROX 1 HR INTO THE FLT THE FLT ATTENDANTS INFORMED ME THAT OUR SICK PAX WAS ON 02 -- EXPERIENCING SHAKES WITH COLD AND CLAMMY SKIN. WE HAD 2 DOCTORS ON BOARD, WHO WERE MONITORING HER CONDITION, AND I MADE THE DECISION TO CONTINUE TO ORD. ABOUT 10 MIN AFTER THIS (AND A SUBSEQUENT CHK BY THE FO), SHE WENT BACK ON 02, AND HER CONDITIONS SEEMED TO BE WORSENING. WHILE I WAS ON THE RADIO WITH DISPATCH I DECIDED TO DIVERT TO CLE. I TOLD THE FO TO OBTAIN THAT CLRNC WHILE I WAS GETTING WX FROM DISPATCH AND THEIR CONCURRENCE. I AM NOT SURE IF HE OBTAINED CLRNC FIRST, OR JUST TURNED THE AIRPLANE, AND TOLD CTR OUR PLANS TO LAND IN CLE. OUR DIVERSION OCCURRED 81 MI N OF CLE. WE WERE GIVEN CLRNC FROM FL310 TO FL240, AND INFORMED THEM OF A MEDICAL PROB ON BOARD. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLR TO THE FO, ON THE REQUEST FOR CLRNC, AND CTR, THAT WE HAD A MEDICAL EMER. THE DIVERSION WAS WITHOUT DIFFICULTY AND THROUGH DISPATCH THE PARAMEDICS MET US AT THE GATE. WE WERE RE- RELEASED TO ORD WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY.

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.