A B767 asks ATC for assistance during a medical emergency for an ill passenger enroute to ord, il.

Attributes
ACN	526778
Time
Date	200110
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 28000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc artcc : zdv.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time type : 2657
ASRS Report	526778
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab4
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Purser advised me of a female passenger that was being given oxygen. Was called back a few mins later and was advised that passenger had passed out. I declared a medical emergency with chicago center and requested direct routing to ord. Company was also notified and medical assistance was requested to meet us at gate. Center got us straight to ord and a quick landing was made. A nurse on board took care of the passenger until landing, passenger did wake up while heading to ord. Medics removed passenger and husband from aircraft at gate. No onboard medical kits were used, just oxygen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 ASKS ATC FOR ASSISTANCE DURING A MEDICAL EMER FOR AN ILL PAX ENROUTE TO ORD, IL.

Narrative: PURSER ADVISED ME OF A FEMALE PAX THAT WAS BEING GIVEN OXYGEN. WAS CALLED BACK A FEW MINS LATER AND WAS ADVISED THAT PAX HAD PASSED OUT. I DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER WITH CHICAGO CENTER AND REQUESTED DIRECT ROUTING TO ORD. COMPANY WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED TO MEET US AT GATE. CENTER GOT US STRAIGHT TO ORD AND A QUICK LANDING WAS MADE. A NURSE ON BOARD TOOK CARE OF THE PAX UNTIL LANDING, PAX DID WAKE UP WHILE HEADING TO ORD. MEDICS REMOVED PAX AND HUSBAND FROM ACFT AT GATE. NO ONBOARD MEDICAL KITS WERE USED, JUST OXYGEN.

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.