Air carrier PIC declares a medical emergency for an unconscious passenger prior to landing at pit, P...

Attributes
ACN	544475
Time
Date	200204
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 32 other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier other
Function	flight crew : captain observation : observer other personnel other oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	544475
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : cab8
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

While being handed off by ZOB to pit approach, flight attendant informed me by interphone that an elderly lady would not respond (wake up) during the cabin preparation. There was an EMS on board and he tended to the lady with oxygen. She began to respond. I declared an emergency with pit approach and was cleared for the ILS to runway 32 immediately. After acquiring the airport visually, we were cleared for a visual approach to runway 28L. The landing was uneventful and we received immediate clearance to cross runway 28C and to proceed to the gate. Paramedics met us and took over from the EMS. The lady was alert and active by this time. She was given a clean bill of health by the paramedics. Because of the EMS personnel on board and the landing being imminent, medlink was not contacted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PIC DECLARES A MEDICAL EMER FOR AN UNCONSCIOUS PAX PRIOR TO LNDG AT PIT, PA.

Narrative: WHILE BEING HANDED OFF BY ZOB TO PIT APCH, FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED ME BY INTERPHONE THAT AN ELDERLY LADY WOULD NOT RESPOND (WAKE UP) DURING THE CABIN PREPARATION. THERE WAS AN EMS ON BOARD AND HE TENDED TO THE LADY WITH OXYGEN. SHE BEGAN TO RESPOND. I DECLARED AN EMER WITH PIT APCH AND WAS CLRED FOR THE ILS TO RWY 32 IMMEDIATELY. AFTER ACQUIRING THE ARPT VISUALLY, WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 28L. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WE RECEIVED IMMEDIATE CLRNC TO CROSS RWY 28C AND TO PROCEED TO THE GATE. PARAMEDICS MET US AND TOOK OVER FROM THE EMS. THE LADY WAS ALERT AND ACTIVE BY THIS TIME. SHE WAS GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH BY THE PARAMEDICS. BECAUSE OF THE EMS PERSONNEL ON BOARD AND THE LNDG BEING IMMINENT, MEDLINK WAS NOT CONTACTED.

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.

Air carrier PIC declares a medical emergency for an unconscious passenger prior to landing at pit, PA.