Narrative:

I was the captain on flight on oct/xa/00 for air carrier X. At cruise altitude en route from phx to dtw, the lead flight attendant informed me that we had a very obese male passenger that had a urinary catheter when boarded. The catheter had come loose, and urine was soaking his seat as well as the adjacent area around his seat, including the carpeting, bags under seats, etc. The patient was reported by a relative to be hiv positive as well as having several types of hepatitis. I immediately asked that the passenger within the affected area be removed and I contacted the airline to advise them of the situation. I asked that the mayo clinic be contacted, as there was great concern that the possibility existed of airborne contamination. This was eliminated as a direct threat, so we continued toward dtw. We paged the passenger for a physician, and found one who was very helpful. He helped to isolate the passenger and to minimize the affected area. We declared a medical emergency, had priority handling into dtw. Arrangements were made for the health department, airline officials, etc, to meet the airplane. I instructed the lead flight attendant to 'double up' the displaced passenger in seating, so the displaced passenger were all in seats with seatbelts for landing, as the aircraft was 100% occupied.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX PHYSICAL DIFFICULTIES CAUSED FLC TO CONFER WITH MEDICS AND THEN CONTINUE TO ORIGINAL DEST.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT ON FLT ON OCT/XA/00 FOR ACR X. AT CRUISE ALT ENRTE FROM PHX TO DTW, THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED ME THAT WE HAD A VERY OBESE MALE PAX THAT HAD A URINARY CATHETER WHEN BOARDED. THE CATHETER HAD COME LOOSE, AND URINE WAS SOAKING HIS SEAT AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT AREA AROUND HIS SEAT, INCLUDING THE CARPETING, BAGS UNDER SEATS, ETC. THE PATIENT WAS RPTED BY A RELATIVE TO BE HIV POSITIVE AS WELL AS HAVING SEVERAL TYPES OF HEPATITIS. I IMMEDIATELY ASKED THAT THE PAX WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA BE REMOVED AND I CONTACTED THE AIRLINE TO ADVISE THEM OF THE SIT. I ASKED THAT THE MAYO CLINIC BE CONTACTED, AS THERE WAS GREAT CONCERN THAT THE POSSIBILITY EXISTED OF AIRBORNE CONTAMINATION. THIS WAS ELIMINATED AS A DIRECT THREAT, SO WE CONTINUED TOWARD DTW. WE PAGED THE PAX FOR A PHYSICIAN, AND FOUND ONE WHO WAS VERY HELPFUL. HE HELPED TO ISOLATE THE PAX AND TO MINIMIZE THE AFFECTED AREA. WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER, HAD PRIORITY HANDLING INTO DTW. ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE FOR THE HEALTH DEPT, AIRLINE OFFICIALS, ETC, TO MEET THE AIRPLANE. I INSTRUCTED THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT TO 'DOUBLE UP' THE DISPLACED PAX IN SEATING, SO THE DISPLACED PAX WERE ALL IN SEATS WITH SEATBELTS FOR LNDG, AS THE ACFT WAS 100% OCCUPIED.

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.