Narrative:

Location: 22 NM southwest of ott at FL310, I got up to visit the lavatory. When I opened the door I was told by one of the flight attendants that we had a small child who was bleeding profusely and we might have to land short of lga. The child and mother were in xx. I walked back to assess the situation. Several flight attendants were administering first aid to the child who was in his mother's arms. It was immediately obvious to me that the bleeding was life threatening and needed to be stopped immediately. I went back to the flight deck and told the first officer to declare a medical emergency and request vectors to bwi. My first officer and flight engineer, who were both on probation, did an outstanding job of assisting me in getting the aircraft on the ground safely and expeditiously. We were on the ground, from FL310, in 11 mins. Needless to say, we were busy. I informed the flight attendants that we would be landing in bwi and made a PA to that effect. Landing was at XA06 at a weight of 137600 pounds on runway 28. ATC did a superb job. I especially want to give credit to flight attendant, who from her seniority number you can see that she and her cabin crew are new. I couldn't have asked for a better job. She was calm and professional. I have been a captain for a short time and owe the successful outcome of this event to the training at company. When we arrived at the gate, emt personnel boarded the aircraft and handled the situation. Mother and child were off-loaded at bwi. The child has a pre-existing medical condition and was on his way to lga for surgery the next day.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT RPT, B727, MCO-LGA, PAX MEDICAL EMER, DIVERT TO BWI FOR HOSPITALIZATION.

Narrative: LOCATION: 22 NM SW OF OTT AT FL310, I GOT UP TO VISIT THE LAVATORY. WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR I WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS THAT WE HAD A SMALL CHILD WHO WAS BLEEDING PROFUSELY AND WE MIGHT HAVE TO LAND SHORT OF LGA. THE CHILD AND MOTHER WERE IN XX. I WALKED BACK TO ASSESS THE SIT. SEVERAL FLT ATTENDANTS WERE ADMINISTERING FIRST AID TO THE CHILD WHO WAS IN HIS MOTHER'S ARMS. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THE BLEEDING WAS LIFE THREATENING AND NEEDED TO BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. I WENT BACK TO THE FLT DECK AND TOLD THE FO TO DECLARE A MEDICAL EMER AND REQUEST VECTORS TO BWI. MY FO AND FE, WHO WERE BOTH ON PROBATION, DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF ASSISTING ME IN GETTING THE ACFT ON THE GND SAFELY AND EXPEDITIOUSLY. WE WERE ON THE GND, FROM FL310, IN 11 MINS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE WERE BUSY. I INFORMED THE FLT ATTENDANTS THAT WE WOULD BE LNDG IN BWI AND MADE A PA TO THAT EFFECT. LNDG WAS AT XA06 AT A WT OF 137600 LBS ON RWY 28. ATC DID A SUPERB JOB. I ESPECIALLY WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO FLT ATTENDANT, WHO FROM HER SENIORITY NUMBER YOU CAN SEE THAT SHE AND HER CABIN CREW ARE NEW. I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER JOB. SHE WAS CALM AND PROFESSIONAL. I HAVE BEEN A CAPT FOR A SHORT TIME AND OWE THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME OF THIS EVENT TO THE TRAINING AT COMPANY. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE GATE, EMT PERSONNEL BOARDED THE ACFT AND HANDLED THE SIT. MOTHER AND CHILD WERE OFF-LOADED AT BWI. THE CHILD HAS A PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITION AND WAS ON HIS WAY TO LGA FOR SURGERY THE NEXT DAY.

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.