Emergency descent to obtain medical help for a sick passenger.

Attributes
ACN	298019
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 41000 msl bound upper : 41000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	298019
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Passenger 40 yr old male, was experiencing increasing abdominal pain over period of last hour, with fever and sweating. A doctor on board suspected appendicitis. Emergency medical kit was opened for blood pressure. Requested paramedics and ambulance to meet aircraft upon arrival and requested and received expedited arrival from ATC. Speed limit above 250 KTS below 10000 ft was authority/authorized by ATC. Landing was normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER DSCNT TO OBTAIN MEDICAL HELP FOR A SICK PAX.

Narrative: PAX 40 YR OLD MALE, WAS EXPERIENCING INCREASING ABDOMINAL PAIN OVER PERIOD OF LAST HR, WITH FEVER AND SWEATING. A DOCTOR ON BOARD SUSPECTED APPENDICITIS. EMER MEDICAL KIT WAS OPENED FOR BLOOD PRESSURE. REQUESTED PARAMEDICS AND AMBULANCE TO MEET ACFT UPON ARR AND REQUESTED AND RECEIVED EXPEDITED ARR FROM ATC. SPD LIMIT ABOVE 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT WAS AUTH BY ATC. LNDG WAS NORMAL.

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.