An A320 flight had an ill passenger on board. They landed, and paramedics met the flight.

Attributes
ACN	573337
Time
Date	200302
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : bdf.vortac
State Reference	IL
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	573337
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : doctor
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Declared emergency near bdf after given a hold. Was en route to ord with very ill passenger that had been totally unresponsive. Had doctor on board and was in contact with duty doctor. ATC was very cooperative. Paramedics met flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 FLT HAD AN ILL PAX ON BOARD. THEY LANDED, AND PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT.

Narrative: DECLARED EMER NEAR BDF AFTER GIVEN A HOLD. WAS ENRTE TO ORD WITH VERY ILL PAX THAT HAD BEEN TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE. HAD DOCTOR ON BOARD AND WAS IN CONTACT WITH DUTY DOCTOR. ATC WAS VERY COOPERATIVE. PARAMEDICS MET FLT.

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.