At cruise onboard MD80S, passenger became ill, doctor onboard assisted. Aircraft diverted to alterna...

Attributes
ACN	406403
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zdv
State Reference	CO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	406403
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Passenger in seat xy was having trouble breathing. The #4 flight attendant paged a physician, we had a doctor in seat yz. He assisted her by using the oxygen and items from the medical kit (blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, nitroglycerin). He wanted a real aspirin for her to chew. A passenger a few rows back had one. Doctor was told he could divert if necessary. As we were over denver, he decided to divert. We landed immediately. The ill passenger was still conscious and was taken off the plane in an aisle chair by paramedics.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT CRUISE ONBOARD MD80S, PAX BECAME ILL, DOCTOR ONBOARD ASSISTED. ACFT DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Narrative: PAX IN SEAT XY WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING. THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT PAGED A PHYSICIAN, WE HAD A DOCTOR IN SEAT YZ. HE ASSISTED HER BY USING THE OXYGEN AND ITEMS FROM THE MEDICAL KIT (BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF, STETHOSCOPE, NITROGLYCERIN). HE WANTED A REAL ASPIRIN FOR HER TO CHEW. A PAX A FEW ROWS BACK HAD ONE. DOCTOR WAS TOLD HE COULD DIVERT IF NECESSARY. AS WE WERE OVER DENVER, HE DECIDED TO DIVERT. WE LANDED IMMEDIATELY. THE ILL PAX WAS STILL CONSCIOUS AND WAS TAKEN OFF THE PLANE IN AN AISLE CHAIR BY PARAMEDICS.

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.

At cruise onboard MD80S, passenger became ill, doctor onboard assisted. Aircraft diverted to alternate without incident.