MD80 crew diverted to the nearest suitable airport with a passenger medical emergency.

Attributes
ACN	530560
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : bwg.vortac
State Reference	KY
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	530560
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 5 other other : 3 other other : 4
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

In-flight medical divert. Flight attendant reported passenger ill, prior diabetic condition. Family members with passenger said he needed immediate medical attention. Captain declared emergency with ZME and they cleared us direct to bna. Descent was expedited into bna. Captain requested to maintain greater than 250 KTS less than 10000 ft MSL. Radar vectors to final at bna with uneventful landing. All persons involved were very professional and divert was flawless.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WITH A PAX MEDICAL EMER.

Narrative: INFLT MEDICAL DIVERT. FLT ATTENDANT RPTED PAX ILL, PRIOR DIABETIC CONDITION. FAMILY MEMBERS WITH PAX SAID HE NEEDED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTN. CAPT DECLARED EMER WITH ZME AND THEY CLRED US DIRECT TO BNA. DSCNT WAS EXPEDITED INTO BNA. CAPT REQUESTED TO MAINTAIN GREATER THAN 250 KTS LESS THAN 10000 FT MSL. RADAR VECTORS TO FINAL AT BNA WITH UNEVENTFUL LNDG. ALL PERSONS INVOLVED WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND DIVERT WAS FLAWLESS.

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.