B757 flight diverts to sju due to passenger illness.

Attributes
ACN	557137
Time
Date	200208
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : kraft
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl single value : 36000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zsu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute airway : a300.airway
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	557137
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Approximately 30 mins into the flight, the purser informed me a man, who was traveling with his wife, had passed out. It was determined that he had a history of heart trouble and high blood pressure. I decided the best course of action was to return to sju. We declared a medical emergency and added lifeguard to our call sign. The flight attendants began providing oxygen. The passenger awoke and started vomiting. Paramedics met the flight and removed the passenger whose condition had improved to some degree. The cabin crew did an outstanding job.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT DIVERTS TO SJU DUE TO PAX ILLNESS.

Narrative: APPROX 30 MINS INTO THE FLT, THE PURSER INFORMED ME A MAN, WHO WAS TRAVELING WITH HIS WIFE, HAD PASSED OUT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A HISTORY OF HEART TROUBLE AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. I DECIDED THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO RETURN TO SJU. WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND ADDED LIFEGUARD TO OUR CALL SIGN. THE FLT ATTENDANTS BEGAN PROVIDING OXYGEN. THE PAX AWOKE AND STARTED VOMITING. PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT AND REMOVED THE PAX WHOSE CONDITION HAD IMPROVED TO SOME DEGREE. THE CABIN CREW DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

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.