Captain's report, declared medical emergency, landed in lax.

Attributes
ACN	444529
Time
Date	199907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zla.artcc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc tower : dsm.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	444529
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

About 1 hour from lax, the chief purser advised us that one of our flight attendants is having an allergic reaction to food he ate. A few mins later, she came back to state the allergic reaction was severe. An md was attending to him and asked to use emergency medical kit. The doctor administered shots of benadryl and epinephrine. The patient's condition was not life-threatening, but somewhat unstable. Therefore, I chose to declare a medical emergency to preclude any delays that would impede our arrival, in case his condition worsened. By this time, lax was closest facility in time to proceed to for medical assistance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT'S RPT, DECLARED MEDICAL EMER, LANDED IN LAX.

Narrative: ABOUT 1 HR FROM LAX, THE CHIEF PURSER ADVISED US THAT ONE OF OUR FLT ATTENDANTS IS HAVING AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO FOOD HE ATE. A FEW MINS LATER, SHE CAME BACK TO STATE THE ALLERGIC REACTION WAS SEVERE. AN MD WAS ATTENDING TO HIM AND ASKED TO USE EMER MEDICAL KIT. THE DOCTOR ADMINISTERED SHOTS OF BENADRYL AND EPINEPHRINE. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION WAS NOT LIFE-THREATENING, BUT SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE. THEREFORE, I CHOSE TO DECLARE A MEDICAL EMER TO PRECLUDE ANY DELAYS THAT WOULD IMPEDE OUR ARR, IN CASE HIS CONDITION WORSENED. BY THIS TIME, LAX WAS CLOSEST FACILITY IN TIME TO PROCEED TO FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

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.