Passenger became quite ill 4 hours into flight. Divert to jfk. Paramedics removed passenger.

Attributes
ACN	488971
Time
Date	200010
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zmp.artcc
State Reference	MN
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc tracon : mcc.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : 31 flight attendant time total : 31 flight attendant time type : 50
ASRS Report	488971
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab #1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

The dessert carts had pulled out of the galley, when I heard a thud in the aisle on the left hand side. I thought something had happened to the cart. I went in to the aisle. A passenger was lying on the floor in front of the lavatory door, left hand side/business class, on his back, with his head toward aft of aircraft. I rushed to him and inquired if he were all right. He raised his right hand and said 'I'm all right.' the aisle flight attendant was standing at his feet. I reached down under his shoulders to assist him rising. Flight attendant #7 reached for his hand. He got in his seat and I returned to the galley. Someone said a physician needed to be paged. I did not see what had occurred to warrant this action. I heard later it was like a seizure. I paged, no one came forward. The passenger was very hot. I offered cold towels. He began throwing up. It was not convulsive, but constant. The passenger requested to let him get off. He didn't want to go to paris in this condition. We landed at jfk and this passenger deplaned with assistance of emt's.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX BECAME QUITE ILL 4 HRS INTO FLT. DIVERT TO JFK. PARAMEDICS REMOVED PAX.

Narrative: THE DESSERT CARTS HAD PULLED OUT OF THE GALLEY, WHEN I HEARD A THUD IN THE AISLE ON THE L HAND SIDE. I THOUGHT SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED TO THE CART. I WENT IN TO THE AISLE. A PAX WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE LAVATORY DOOR, L HAND SIDE/BUSINESS CLASS, ON HIS BACK, WITH HIS HEAD TOWARD AFT OF ACFT. I RUSHED TO HIM AND INQUIRED IF HE WERE ALL RIGHT. HE RAISED HIS R HAND AND SAID 'I'M ALL RIGHT.' THE AISLE FLT ATTENDANT WAS STANDING AT HIS FEET. I REACHED DOWN UNDER HIS SHOULDERS TO ASSIST HIM RISING. FLT ATTENDANT #7 REACHED FOR HIS HAND. HE GOT IN HIS SEAT AND I RETURNED TO THE GALLEY. SOMEONE SAID A PHYSICIAN NEEDED TO BE PAGED. I DID NOT SEE WHAT HAD OCCURRED TO WARRANT THIS ACTION. I HEARD LATER IT WAS LIKE A SEIZURE. I PAGED, NO ONE CAME FORWARD. THE PAX WAS VERY HOT. I OFFERED COLD TOWELS. HE BEGAN THROWING UP. IT WAS NOT CONVULSIVE, BUT CONSTANT. THE PAX REQUESTED TO LET HIM GET OFF. HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO PARIS IN THIS CONDITION. WE LANDED AT JFK AND THIS PAX DEPLANED WITH ASSISTANCE OF EMT'S.

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.