Pilot report, dtw-fll. Divert to jax for medical emergency. Used maximum airspeed, exceeding 250 KTS...

Attributes
ACN	471802
Time
Date	200005
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zjx.artcc navaid : sav.vortac
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival : on vectors enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	471802
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Independent Detector	other other : cab #1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Medical emergency. A flight attendant notified the cockpit that the passenger in seat xx was vomiting, frothing at the mouth, eyes rolled back, and unresponsive. A medical doctor was located onboard and the emergency medical kit was used, nitroglycerin pills, stethoscope, blood pressure cuff. The medical doctor recommended immediate landing. We diverted to jax international. Vectors were from ZJX. We declared an emergency and flew maximum airspeed to jax (exceeding 250 KTS below 10000 ft). Flight planned route dtw-fll. We landed jax via visual approach, runway 25 and taxied to gate, where paramedics were standing by.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT RPT, DTW-FLL. DIVERT TO JAX FOR MEDICAL EMER. USED MAX AIRSPD, EXCEEDING 250 KTS, BELOW 10000 FT.

Narrative: MEDICAL EMER. A FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE COCKPIT THAT THE PAX IN SEAT XX WAS VOMITING, FROTHING AT THE MOUTH, EYES ROLLED BACK, AND UNRESPONSIVE. A MEDICAL DOCTOR WAS LOCATED ONBOARD AND THE EMER MEDICAL KIT WAS USED, NITROGLYCERIN PILLS, STETHOSCOPE, BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF. THE MEDICAL DOCTOR RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE LNDG. WE DIVERTED TO JAX INTL. VECTORS WERE FROM ZJX. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND FLEW MAX AIRSPD TO JAX (EXCEEDING 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT). FLT PLANNED RTE DTW-FLL. WE LANDED JAX VIA VISUAL APCH, RWY 25 AND TAXIED TO GATE, WHERE PARAMEDICS WERE STANDING BY.

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.

Pilot report, dtw-fll. Divert to jax for medical emergency. Used maximum airspeed, exceeding 250 KTS, below 10000 ft.