Flight attendant report, S80, lga-fll, on an unscheduled landing in jax to remove ill passenger.

Attributes
ACN	435835
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zjx.artcc
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 0.75 flight attendant time total : 5 flight attendant time type : 90
ASRS Report	435835
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport

Narrative:

A medical emergency. Nothing to do with flying an aircraft. A passenger was unconscious. Other passenger called flight attendants. Flight attendants asked for md. 2 md's on board. 1 md gave oxygen to passenger and monitored him until landing. The decision was made to land as soon as possible in jax in case of possible complications. Flight attendants prepared cabin for landing. Paramedics boarded the plane and took off passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, S80, LGA-FLL, ON AN UNSCHEDULED LNDG IN JAX TO REMOVE ILL PAX.

Narrative: A MEDICAL EMER. NOTHING TO DO WITH FLYING AN ACFT. A PAX WAS UNCONSCIOUS. OTHER PAX CALLED FLT ATTENDANTS. FLT ATTENDANTS ASKED FOR MD. 2 MD'S ON BOARD. 1 MD GAVE OXYGEN TO PAX AND MONITORED HIM UNTIL LNDG. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND ASAP IN JAX IN CASE OF POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS. FLT ATTENDANTS PREPARED CABIN FOR LNDG. PARAMEDICS BOARDED THE PLANE AND TOOK OFF PAX.

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.