B757-200 crew diverted to mwcr with a passenger that had lost consciousness.

Attributes
ACN	542746
Time
Date	200203
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : mhtg.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 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
ASRS Report	542746
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Medical emergency declared. Diverted to gcm to land. I was notified by flight attendant at about XA40 that we had a passenger that appeared to be unconscious that she was on the floor in the forward galley and that they had a physician attending. I asked them to ask the physician if she felt that we need to land for emergency medical attention. The physician indicated we did. At XA41 we declared a medical emergency with center controller and indicated that we wanted to divert to gcm, which was 197 mi away and was the closest medical facility to us. We notified dispatch at about XA51 of our divert. We proceeded to gcm at maximum speed and landed and parked at the gate at XB18Z. The ambulance was waiting at gate X and were in the aircraft within about 2 mins of parking. After about 5 mins of working on the patient in the aircraft, she was removed, put in an ambulance, and taken away.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW DIVERTED TO MWCR WITH A PAX THAT HAD LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.

Narrative: MEDICAL EMER DECLARED. DIVERTED TO GCM TO LAND. I WAS NOTIFIED BY FLT ATTENDANT AT ABOUT XA40 THAT WE HAD A PAX THAT APPEARED TO BE UNCONSCIOUS THAT SHE WAS ON THE FLOOR IN THE FORWARD GALLEY AND THAT THEY HAD A PHYSICIAN ATTENDING. I ASKED THEM TO ASK THE PHYSICIAN IF SHE FELT THAT WE NEED TO LAND FOR EMER MEDICAL ATTN. THE PHYSICIAN INDICATED WE DID. AT XA41 WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER WITH CTR CTLR AND INDICATED THAT WE WANTED TO DIVERT TO GCM, WHICH WAS 197 MI AWAY AND WAS THE CLOSEST MEDICAL FACILITY TO US. WE NOTIFIED DISPATCH AT ABOUT XA51 OF OUR DIVERT. WE PROCEEDED TO GCM AT MAX SPD AND LANDED AND PARKED AT THE GATE AT XB18Z. THE AMBULANCE WAS WAITING AT GATE X AND WERE IN THE ACFT WITHIN ABOUT 2 MINS OF PARKING. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS OF WORKING ON THE PATIENT IN THE ACFT, SHE WAS REMOVED, PUT IN AN AMBULANCE, AND TAKEN AWAY.

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.