Pilot diverts and lands at grr due to ill cabin attendant.

Attributes
ACN	544629
Time
Date	200204
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : grr.vor
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR
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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	544629
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Cabin Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While at cruise, the flight attendant advised the captain and I via the interphone that she was experiencing abdominal pains, frequent need to urinate, and had noticed blood in her urine. She did not feel that immediate action was necessary, other than possibly seeking medical attention upon arrival at the destination, some 45 mins away. 10 mins later, the flight attendant called again and advised that she was in much more pain and was bleeding 'a lot.' the captain and I initiated an immediate divert into grr. The captain contacted company dispatch and operations on communication #2 while I worked with ZOB and grand rapids approach on communication #1 and flew the airplane. The descent, approach, and landing on runway 35 were uneventful. Medical personnel met the flight at the gate and transported the flight attendant to a local hospital via ambulance. No traffic conflicts occurred as a consequence of the diversion, and there were no injuries to any crew or passenger. The flight attendant was treated and released some 7 hours later. ATC was extremely helpful and cooperative throughout the divert.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT DIVERTS AND LANDS AT GRR DUE TO ILL CABIN ATTENDANT.

Narrative: WHILE AT CRUISE, THE FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED THE CAPT AND I VIA THE INTERPHONE THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING ABDOMINAL PAINS, FREQUENT NEED TO URINATE, AND HAD NOTICED BLOOD IN HER URINE. SHE DID NOT FEEL THAT IMMEDIATE ACTION WAS NECESSARY, OTHER THAN POSSIBLY SEEKING MEDICAL ATTN UPON ARR AT THE DEST, SOME 45 MINS AWAY. 10 MINS LATER, THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AGAIN AND ADVISED THAT SHE WAS IN MUCH MORE PAIN AND WAS BLEEDING 'A LOT.' THE CAPT AND I INITIATED AN IMMEDIATE DIVERT INTO GRR. THE CAPT CONTACTED COMPANY DISPATCH AND OPS ON COM #2 WHILE I WORKED WITH ZOB AND GRAND RAPIDS APCH ON COM #1 AND FLEW THE AIRPLANE. THE DSCNT, APCH, AND LNDG ON RWY 35 WERE UNEVENTFUL. MEDICAL PERSONNEL MET THE FLT AT THE GATE AND TRANSPORTED THE FLT ATTENDANT TO A LCL HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. NO TFC CONFLICTS OCCURRED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE DIVERSION, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY CREW OR PAX. THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS TREATED AND RELEASED SOME 7 HRS LATER. ATC WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND COOPERATIVE THROUGHOUT THE DIVERT.

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.