<< >> NASA ASRS Report 393969, February 1998

Flight crew of a fokker 100 declared a medical emergency and expedited landing at destination for a sick passenger. Paramedics met aircraft at gate on arrival.

Attributes
ACN	393969
Time
Date	199802
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : ord
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	393969
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

40 mi out of ord, flight attendant reported passenger collapsed outside of aft lavatory, was on floor, bleeding at mouth, breathing ok. 2 mins later, report of convulsions. Declared emergency with ATC and received priority handling. Exercised emergency authority/authorized. Exceeded 250 below 10000 ft. Arrived at gate at XX00. Paramedics waiting. Passenger removed from aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A FOKKER 100 DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND EXPEDITED LNDG AT DEST FOR A SICK PAX. PARAMEDICS MET ACFT AT GATE ON ARR.

Narrative: 40 MI OUT OF ORD, FLT ATTENDANT RPTED PAX COLLAPSED OUTSIDE OF AFT LAVATORY, WAS ON FLOOR, BLEEDING AT MOUTH, BREATHING OK. 2 MINS LATER, RPT OF CONVULSIONS. DECLARED EMER WITH ATC AND RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING. EXERCISED EMER AUTH. EXCEEDED 250 BELOW 10000 FT. ARRIVED AT GATE AT XX00. PARAMEDICS WAITING. PAX REMOVED FROM ACFT.

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.