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MD88 aircraft in climb had a passenger who passed out. No medical personnel on board so reporter captain returned to departure airport where aircraft was met by EMS personnel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381650 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 381650 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Passing 11000 ft the cabin service coordinator called from the cabin and informed me that we had a passenger passed out. I had her page a doctor/nurse. No medical personnel was aboard. I (the captain) left the cockpit and investigated. I determined that the man's life may be in danger. Declared a medical emergency and returned to lga. Landed normally, taxied to parking and had the paramedics remove passenger. We turned the aircraft and went on to pbi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD88 ACFT IN CLB HAD A PAX WHO PASSED OUT. NO MEDICAL PERSONNEL ON BOARD SO RPTR CAPT RETURNED TO DEP ARPT WHERE ACFT WAS MET BY EMS PERSONNEL.
Narrative: PASSING 11000 FT THE CABIN SVC COORDINATOR CALLED FROM THE CABIN AND INFORMED ME THAT WE HAD A PAX PASSED OUT. I HAD HER PAGE A DOCTOR/NURSE. NO MEDICAL PERSONNEL WAS ABOARD. I (THE CAPT) LEFT THE COCKPIT AND INVESTIGATED. I DETERMINED THAT THE MAN'S LIFE MAY BE IN DANGER. DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND RETURNED TO LGA. LANDED NORMALLY, TAXIED TO PARKING AND HAD THE PARAMEDICS REMOVE PAX. WE TURNED THE ACFT AND WENT ON TO PBI.
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.