An air carrier diverts to en route station for a passenger illness.

Attributes
ACN	540390
Time
Date	200203
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzzz.artcc
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
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 attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 20
ASRS Report	540390
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger approached forward entry area complaining of difficulty breathing. Passenger fainted -- in and out of consciousness. No medical assistance on board. Administered oxygen. Captain diverted aircraft to NAS for medical help. Passenger removed in NAS for medical attention.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR DIVERTS TO ENRTE STATION FOR A PAX ILLNESS.

Narrative: PAX APCHED FORWARD ENTRY AREA COMPLAINING OF DIFFICULTY BREATHING. PAX FAINTED -- IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. NO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ON BOARD. ADMINISTERED OXYGEN. CAPT DIVERTED ACFT TO NAS FOR MEDICAL HELP. PAX REMOVED IN NAS FOR MEDICAL ATTN.

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.