B737 flight crew has medical emergency en route to ord.

Attributes
ACN	580270
Time
Date	200304
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 7200
ASRS Report	580270
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 3-4
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

In cruise, flight attendant called cockpit and said passenger in coach was ill, and they were calling for a doctor. A doctor was onboard and helped sick passenger. Flight attendant kept cockpit informed and asked permission to release the medical kit and it was granted. Flight attendant said they then were opening the aed as the doctor said he couldn't find a pulse and appeared passenger stopped breathing. Cockpit called and doctor asked how much time to ord. Told him approximately 45 min, and he said ok as she started to show signs of improvement. Aed was not used, just opened. Declared a medical emergency and was given direct ord and straight in to runway 27R at ord. Landed ord uneventfully and taxied to gate. Doctor requested paramedics and ambulance meet the flight and, they did. Passenger, had low iron and was anemic, was in and out of consciousness.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLT CREW HAS MEDICAL EMER ENRTE TO ORD.

Narrative: IN CRUISE, FLT ATTENDANT CALLED COCKPIT AND SAID PAX IN COACH WAS ILL, AND THEY WERE CALLING FOR A DOCTOR. A DOCTOR WAS ONBOARD AND HELPED SICK PAX. FLT ATTENDANT KEPT COCKPIT INFORMED AND ASKED PERMISSION TO RELEASE THE MEDICAL KIT AND IT WAS GRANTED. FLT ATTENDANT SAID THEY THEN WERE OPENING THE AED AS THE DOCTOR SAID HE COULDN'T FIND A PULSE AND APPEARED PAX STOPPED BREATHING. COCKPIT CALLED AND DOCTOR ASKED HOW MUCH TIME TO ORD. TOLD HIM APPROX 45 MIN, AND HE SAID OK AS SHE STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT. AED WAS NOT USED, JUST OPENED. DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND WAS GIVEN DIRECT ORD AND STRAIGHT IN TO RWY 27R AT ORD. LANDED ORD UNEVENTFULLY AND TAXIED TO GATE. DOCTOR REQUESTED PARAMEDICS AND AMBULANCE MEET THE FLT AND, THEY DID. PAX, HAD LOW IRON AND WAS ANEMIC, WAS IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS.

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.