A B757 crew, sfo-mia, had a medical emergency and landed at iah.

Attributes
ACN	530984
Time
Date	200111
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 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 : 15.5 flight attendant time total : 15.5 flight attendant time type : 50
ASRS Report	530984
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : #6 fa #5
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

About 3 1/2 hours into flight (sfo-mia), flight attendant #5 told me a lady was complaining of chest pains. The lady was traveling with her mother to guatemala (via miami). The #1 flight attendant was talking to the passenger with flight attendant #3 translating from spanish to english. The flight attendants involved decided to put her on oxygen. The captain was notified, we paged for a doctor. A cardiologist was on board and volunteered his help. The medical kit, enhanced medical kit, grab and go kit were retrieved and used. The aed was made available, but I am not sure if it was used. After monitoring the passenger with chest pains, the doctor and captain decided to divert to iah to get the lady to the hospital there. We prepared the cabin for landing and paramedics met the flight. After refueling, we proceeded to miami. I was not directly involved with the passenger while the doctor was treating her. I maintained the first class and main cabin requests from other passenger and secured the galley for landing. We were all very grateful that we had a doctor on board who spoke spanish, and we expressed our appreciation to him.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 CREW, SFO-MIA, HAD A MEDICAL EMER AND LANDED AT IAH.

Narrative: ABOUT 3 1/2 HRS INTO FLT (SFO-MIA), FLT ATTENDANT #5 TOLD ME A LADY WAS COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAINS. THE LADY WAS TRAVELING WITH HER MOTHER TO GUATEMALA (VIA MIAMI). THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT WAS TALKING TO THE PAX WITH FLT ATTENDANT #3 TRANSLATING FROM SPANISH TO ENGLISH. THE FLT ATTENDANTS INVOLVED DECIDED TO PUT HER ON OXYGEN. THE CAPT WAS NOTIFIED, WE PAGED FOR A DOCTOR. A CARDIOLOGIST WAS ON BOARD AND VOLUNTEERED HIS HELP. THE MEDICAL KIT, ENHANCED MEDICAL KIT, GRAB AND GO KIT WERE RETRIEVED AND USED. THE AED WAS MADE AVAILABLE, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF IT WAS USED. AFTER MONITORING THE PAX WITH CHEST PAINS, THE DOCTOR AND CAPT DECIDED TO DIVERT TO IAH TO GET THE LADY TO THE HOSPITAL THERE. WE PREPARED THE CABIN FOR LNDG AND PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT. AFTER REFUELING, WE PROCEEDED TO MIAMI. I WAS NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE PAX WHILE THE DOCTOR WAS TREATING HER. I MAINTAINED THE FIRST CLASS AND MAIN CABIN REQUESTS FROM OTHER PAX AND SECURED THE GALLEY FOR LNDG. WE WERE ALL VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE HAD A DOCTOR ON BOARD WHO SPOKE SPANISH, AND WE EXPRESSED OUR APPRECIATION TO HIM.

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.