A300 crew had an ill passenger that required oxygen be administered.

Attributes
ACN	561771
Time
Date	200208
Day	Sat
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 10.5 flight attendant time total : 13.5 flight attendant time type : 40
ASRS Report	561771
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other
Independent Detector	other other : 1-3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger was short of breath, put on oxygen. When 1ST bottle was empty, passenger said he would feel more comfortable remaining on oxygen. Medical doctor was seated in front of passenger, monitored passenger, breathing stabilized. 3RD oxygen bottle was administered, condition deteriorated, captain declared emergency. Landed in bos, paramedics removed passenger, cpr was done on jetbridge by medical personnel. Passenger died at hospital.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 CREW HAD AN ILL PAX THAT REQUIRED OXYGEN BE ADMINISTERED.

Narrative: PAX WAS SHORT OF BREATH, PUT ON OXYGEN. WHEN 1ST BOTTLE WAS EMPTY, PAX SAID HE WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE REMAINING ON OXYGEN. MEDICAL DOCTOR WAS SEATED IN FRONT OF PAX, MONITORED PAX, BREATHING STABILIZED. 3RD OXYGEN BOTTLE WAS ADMINISTERED, CONDITION DETERIORATED, CAPT DECLARED EMER. LANDED IN BOS, PARAMEDICS REMOVED PAX, CPR WAS DONE ON JETBRIDGE BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. PAX DIED AT HOSPITAL.

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.