Narrative:

50 NM north atl at FL330, advised by #1 flight attendant we may have a medical emergency, passenger was passed out, very pale and non-responsive. Started looking for a divert city, atl WX 1/4 mi fog. Also suggested making an announcement for qualified medical personnel. A registered medical nurse, rn, responded. Initial report, pulse weak, breathing labored. Put on oxygen. At XA44 #1 flight attendant reported passenger still very weak and pale, breathing labored, probably a medical emergency. At XA45 declared a medical emergency with ZTL, started toward sav, 140 mi away. Best WX, good tailwind. At XA46 talked directly with rn. She reported passenger appears drunk, smells of alcohol, traveling companion reluctantly volunteers information on heavy partying. Believes situation stabilized. Passenger responsive, talking, does not feel it is a life threatening situation. At XA47, canceled emergency with ZTL, told them medical emergency situation is stabilized and non-threatening. Request routing to mia and terminate emergency. Personally went back to check out situation, talked with mr passenger, his traveling companions, rn and flight attendants. After being satisfied situation was non-critical, non life-threatening, made a PA to passenger and told them situation is under control and proceeding to mia. As soon as within radio range of mia, contacted mia operations requesting paramedics meet aircraft, that they come up rear stairs to assist mr passenger lying down in row. Also requested a passenger service representative meet aircraft to help assist passenger who was traveling on to panama to connection at XB33, backed-up call to dispatcher, relaying all pertinent information and situation under control. Landed mia at XA55, arrived at gate. Once aircraft secured, left flight deck, went up aft stairs to check out situation. Mia emt's just leaving, said passenger ok. Talked once again to rn and flight attendants. All agreed once situation became clear, passenger responding, color returning, no longer a medical emergency. Thanked rn, gave her a bottle of champagne and had passenger service representative upgrade her to first class on our air carrier to montego bay. Mia passenger representative did a good job as well as flight attendants.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN MLG DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER DURING CRUISE WHEN A PAX WAS RPTED UNCONSCIOUS AND ROUTINE MEDICAL ATTN FROM AN RN NURSE COULD NOT REVIVE HIM. HE SUBSEQUENTLY RECOVERED WELL ENOUGH TO CAUSE CANCELLATION OF THE EMER.

Narrative: 50 NM N ATL AT FL330, ADVISED BY #1 FLT ATTENDANT WE MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMER, PAX WAS PASSED OUT, VERY PALE AND NON-RESPONSIVE. STARTED LOOKING FOR A DIVERT CITY, ATL WX 1/4 MI FOG. ALSO SUGGESTED MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR QUALIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL. A REGISTERED MEDICAL NURSE, RN, RESPONDED. INITIAL RPT, PULSE WEAK, BREATHING LABORED. PUT ON OXYGEN. AT XA44 #1 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED PAX STILL VERY WEAK AND PALE, BREATHING LABORED, PROBABLY A MEDICAL EMER. AT XA45 DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER WITH ZTL, STARTED TOWARD SAV, 140 MI AWAY. BEST WX, GOOD TAILWIND. AT XA46 TALKED DIRECTLY WITH RN. SHE RPTED PAX APPEARS DRUNK, SMELLS OF ALCOHOL, TRAVELING COMPANION RELUCTANTLY VOLUNTEERS INFO ON HVY PARTYING. BELIEVES SIT STABILIZED. PAX RESPONSIVE, TALKING, DOES NOT FEEL IT IS A LIFE THREATENING SIT. AT XA47, CANCELED EMER WITH ZTL, TOLD THEM MEDICAL EMER SIT IS STABILIZED AND NON-THREATENING. REQUEST ROUTING TO MIA AND TERMINATE EMER. PERSONALLY WENT BACK TO CHK OUT SIT, TALKED WITH MR PAX, HIS TRAVELING COMPANIONS, RN AND FLT ATTENDANTS. AFTER BEING SATISFIED SIT WAS NON-CRITICAL, NON LIFE-THREATENING, MADE A PA TO PAX AND TOLD THEM SIT IS UNDER CTL AND PROCEEDING TO MIA. AS SOON AS WITHIN RADIO RANGE OF MIA, CONTACTED MIA OPS REQUESTING PARAMEDICS MEET ACFT, THAT THEY COME UP REAR STAIRS TO ASSIST MR PAX LYING DOWN IN ROW. ALSO REQUESTED A PAX SVC REPRESENTATIVE MEET ACFT TO HELP ASSIST PAX WHO WAS TRAVELING ON TO PANAMA TO CONNECTION AT XB33, BACKED-UP CALL TO DISPATCHER, RELAYING ALL PERTINENT INFO AND SIT UNDER CTL. LANDED MIA AT XA55, ARRIVED AT GATE. ONCE ACFT SECURED, LEFT FLT DECK, WENT UP AFT STAIRS TO CHK OUT SIT. MIA EMT'S JUST LEAVING, SAID PAX OK. TALKED ONCE AGAIN TO RN AND FLT ATTENDANTS. ALL AGREED ONCE SIT BECAME CLR, PAX RESPONDING, COLOR RETURNING, NO LONGER A MEDICAL EMER. THANKED RN, GAVE HER A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE AND HAD PAX SVC REPRESENTATIVE UPGRADE HER TO FIRST CLASS ON OUR ACR TO MONTEGO BAY. MIA PAX REPRESENTATIVE DID A GOOD JOB AS WELL AS FLT ATTENDANTS.

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.