Narrative:

During cruise flight, the flight attendant advised we had a passenger complaining of chest pains and difficulty breathing. A physician was found aboard who attended to the passenger. The captain wanted to let the physician speak directly to medlink via radio, due to the urgent care the physician felt the passenger needed. I did not agree with the captain, and I told him that. Knowing my disagreement, the captain then exercised his emergency authority/authorized and he let the physician speak directly to a medlink doctor. Both doctors agreed that the passenger needed immediate hospital care, and we diverted to ord in VMC, without further incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 CREW, DURING CRUISE, EXPERIENCED A PAX MEDICAL EMER REQUIRING A LNDG SHORT OF DEST.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE FLT, THE FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED WE HAD A PAX COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAINS AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING. A PHYSICIAN WAS FOUND ABOARD WHO ATTENDED TO THE PAX. THE CAPT WANTED TO LET THE PHYSICIAN SPEAK DIRECTLY TO MEDLINK VIA RADIO, DUE TO THE URGENT CARE THE PHYSICIAN FELT THE PAX NEEDED. I DID NOT AGREE WITH THE CAPT, AND I TOLD HIM THAT. KNOWING MY DISAGREEMENT, THE CAPT THEN EXERCISED HIS EMER AUTH AND HE LET THE PHYSICIAN SPEAK DIRECTLY TO A MEDLINK DOCTOR. BOTH DOCTORS AGREED THAT THE PAX NEEDED IMMEDIATE HOSPITAL CARE, AND WE DIVERTED TO ORD IN VMC, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.