B757 crew had passenger medical emergency in ZNY oceanic class a airspace.

Attributes
ACN	481832
Time
Date	200008
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny.artcc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc tower : fcm.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
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	481832
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Medical divert to bda. About 1 hour into the flight, we received a call from a flight attendant in the aft cabin. She stated that a passenger was having a seizure and was being attended to by a nurse and a paramedic who were on board passenger. After a short while, they informed me that the passenger was ok to continue the flight to sju. I let them know where we were and what the divert times would be. As we reached nutre intersection, the passenger had another seizure. We immediately diverted to bda. I declared an emergency on 121.5 and squawked 7700 advising I was in a left turn over nutre intersection at FL370 and diverting to bda. We advised ATC through new york commercial radio, followed by a phone patch to ZNY and dispatch. Divert was ok with no problem getting into bda. Entire flight crew should be commended for a job well done. Passenger was removed in bda via ambulance and was semi coherent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW HAD PAX MEDICAL EMER IN ZNY OCEANIC CLASS A AIRSPACE.

Narrative: MEDICAL DIVERT TO BDA. ABOUT 1 HR INTO THE FLT, WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM A FLT ATTENDANT IN THE AFT CABIN. SHE STATED THAT A PAX WAS HAVING A SEIZURE AND WAS BEING ATTENDED TO BY A NURSE AND A PARAMEDIC WHO WERE ON BOARD PAX. AFTER A SHORT WHILE, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PAX WAS OK TO CONTINUE THE FLT TO SJU. I LET THEM KNOW WHERE WE WERE AND WHAT THE DIVERT TIMES WOULD BE. AS WE REACHED NUTRE INTXN, THE PAX HAD ANOTHER SEIZURE. WE IMMEDIATELY DIVERTED TO BDA. I DECLARED AN EMER ON 121.5 AND SQUAWKED 7700 ADVISING I WAS IN A L TURN OVER NUTRE INTXN AT FL370 AND DIVERTING TO BDA. WE ADVISED ATC THROUGH NEW YORK COMMERCIAL RADIO, FOLLOWED BY A PHONE PATCH TO ZNY AND DISPATCH. DIVERT WAS OK WITH NO PROB GETTING INTO BDA. ENTIRE FLC SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR A JOB WELL DONE. PAX WAS REMOVED IN BDA VIA AMBULANCE AND WAS SEMI COHERENT.

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.