A DC9-30 taxies away from the gate with an ill first officer. As flight crew gets closer to the runway the first officer becomes very sick. The captain tries to get clearance from ground control but cannot get their attention, so, he declares a medical emergency to get a clearance to return to the gate.

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Attributes
ACN	397630
Time
Date	199803
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : srq
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 189 flight time total : 10900 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	397630
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Early in the morning my first officer mentioned his upset stomach but after a 3 hour break on the ground he said he felt well and ready to fly. While on taxi out at about XA15 pm first officer stated he wasn't well and vomited into a sick bag. I decided to return to the gate and had to declare a medical emergency to get ground control's attention as the frequency was very busy. Soon thereafter I was able to cancel the medical emergency and we returned to the gate and disembarked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-30 TAXIES AWAY FROM THE GATE WITH AN ILL FO. AS FLC GETS CLOSER TO THE RWY THE FO BECOMES VERY SICK. THE CAPT TRIES TO GET CLRNC FROM GND CTL BUT CANNOT GET THEIR ATTN, SO, HE DECLARES A MEDICAL EMER TO GET A CLRNC TO RETURN TO THE GATE.

Narrative: EARLY IN THE MORNING MY FO MENTIONED HIS UPSET STOMACH BUT AFTER A 3 HR BREAK ON THE GND HE SAID HE FELT WELL AND READY TO FLY. WHILE ON TAXI OUT AT ABOUT XA15 PM FO STATED HE WASN'T WELL AND VOMITED INTO A SICK BAG. I DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE GATE AND HAD TO DECLARE A MEDICAL EMER TO GET GND CTL'S ATTN AS THE FREQ WAS VERY BUSY. SOON THEREAFTER I WAS ABLE TO CANCEL THE MEDICAL EMER AND WE RETURNED TO THE GATE AND DISEMBARKED.

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.