A320 flight crew declared a medical emergency due to a passenger becoming unconscious.

Attributes
ACN	543935
Time
Date	200204
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : sketr
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl single value : 20000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : sketr
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	543935
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Informed by flight attendants of an unconscious passenger. Declared medical emergency with ZMP and approach, requested priority handling, cleared direct OM runway 12R. Inbound, passenger attended by nurse passenger volunteer, was given oxygen, and regained consciousness. Paramedics requested and responded. Passenger much better at gate arrival. Released by paramedics and sent on to connecting flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLC DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER DUE TO A PAX BECOMING UNCONSCIOUS.

Narrative: INFORMED BY FLT ATTENDANTS OF AN UNCONSCIOUS PAX. DECLARED MEDICAL EMER WITH ZMP AND APCH, REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING, CLRED DIRECT OM RWY 12R. INBOUND, PAX ATTENDED BY NURSE PAX VOLUNTEER, WAS GIVEN OXYGEN, AND REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS. PARAMEDICS REQUESTED AND RESPONDED. PAX MUCH BETTER AT GATE ARR. RELEASED BY PARAMEDICS AND SENT ON TO CONNECTING FLT.

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.