An air carrier crew diverts because of a passenger with chest pains.

Attributes
ACN	548033
Time
Date	200205
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 41000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	548033
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

120 NM east of fll, the flight attendants called and told us that a passenger was having chest pains and that they were pulling out the aed. There was a doctor onboard and he was assisting them. A couple of mins later, they called us back and told us that he was getting worse. The captain determined to divert to mia and we advised dispatch via ACARS and worked the divert with ZMA. An emergency was declared and we received priority handling into mia. We contacted mia operations when in radio range and coordinated our arrival. The flight attendants advised us that the passenger's blood pressure was dropping rapidly and the doctor advised to get on the ground as quickly as we could. As a result, we remained at 320 KTS until we were at 6000 ft and 15 mi from mia. We then slowed and continued to slow to allow us to configure and shoot the approach. I must commend the actions of the flight attendants for their work in the back as well as the excellent coordination with us the pilots. ZMA, approach, tower and operations were fantastic and this entire process worked the way it should have. When we landed, paramedics were there to meet the aircraft and the passenger was taken off the airplane still breathing and looking relatively well for his condition. We got him to mia alive due to great operation of the entire system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CREW DIVERTS BECAUSE OF A PAX WITH CHEST PAINS.

Narrative: 120 NM E OF FLL, THE FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED AND TOLD US THAT A PAX WAS HAVING CHEST PAINS AND THAT THEY WERE PULLING OUT THE AED. THERE WAS A DOCTOR ONBOARD AND HE WAS ASSISTING THEM. A COUPLE OF MINS LATER, THEY CALLED US BACK AND TOLD US THAT HE WAS GETTING WORSE. THE CAPT DETERMINED TO DIVERT TO MIA AND WE ADVISED DISPATCH VIA ACARS AND WORKED THE DIVERT WITH ZMA. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND WE RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING INTO MIA. WE CONTACTED MIA OPS WHEN IN RADIO RANGE AND COORDINATED OUR ARR. THE FLT ATTENDANTS ADVISED US THAT THE PAX'S BLOOD PRESSURE WAS DROPPING RAPIDLY AND THE DOCTOR ADVISED TO GET ON THE GND AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD. AS A RESULT, WE REMAINED AT 320 KTS UNTIL WE WERE AT 6000 FT AND 15 MI FROM MIA. WE THEN SLOWED AND CONTINUED TO SLOW TO ALLOW US TO CONFIGURE AND SHOOT THE APCH. I MUST COMMEND THE ACTIONS OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS FOR THEIR WORK IN THE BACK AS WELL AS THE EXCELLENT COORD WITH US THE PLTS. ZMA, APCH, TWR AND OPS WERE FANTASTIC AND THIS ENTIRE PROCESS WORKED THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE. WHEN WE LANDED, PARAMEDICS WERE THERE TO MEET THE ACFT AND THE PAX WAS TAKEN OFF THE AIRPLANE STILL BREATHING AND LOOKING RELATIVELY WELL FOR HIS CONDITION. WE GOT HIM TO MIA ALIVE DUE TO GREAT OP OF THE ENTIRE SYS.

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.