B757-200 crew declared a passenger medical emergency in ZMA class a.

Attributes
ACN	589813
Time
Date	200307
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pie.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 41000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : straight in approach other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10575 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	589813
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

In-flight medical emergency. We were flying from mdw to mia, cruising at FL410, sbound, over the pie VOR. The flight attendants reported a potential medical emergency in progress. A xa yr old female customer complained of chest pains. 3 customers volunteered to help: er nurse, medical student and emt. Company medical advisor was contacted while flight attendants got pertinent information. The xa yr old female said she was en route to mia for an organ transplant within the next 12 hours. I declared a medical emergency. At this point, we were about equidistant from pie, mco, and mia. I went direct mia. I passed vital statistics to mia operations to relay to paramedics. Our 3 volunteers assessed her as, '...oriented and alert.' passing 10000 ft, we were still slowing (275 KTS). We requested traffic priority and landed opposite direction on runway 12 to expedite landing and taxi in. We landed XA21Z, at the gate XA22Z. Our 'patient' was taken off the plane and in a wheel chair talking to the paramedics.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW DECLARED A PAX MEDICAL EMER IN ZMA CLASS A.

Narrative: INFLT MEDICAL EMER. WE WERE FLYING FROM MDW TO MIA, CRUISING AT FL410, SBOUND, OVER THE PIE VOR. THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED A POTENTIAL MEDICAL EMER IN PROGRESS. A XA YR OLD FEMALE CUSTOMER COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAINS. 3 CUSTOMERS VOLUNTEERED TO HELP: ER NURSE, MEDICAL STUDENT AND EMT. COMPANY MEDICAL ADVISOR WAS CONTACTED WHILE FLT ATTENDANTS GOT PERTINENT INFO. THE XA YR OLD FEMALE SAID SHE WAS ENRTE TO MIA FOR AN ORGAN TRANSPLANT WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HRS. I DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER. AT THIS POINT, WE WERE ABOUT EQUIDISTANT FROM PIE, MCO, AND MIA. I WENT DIRECT MIA. I PASSED VITAL STATISTICS TO MIA OPS TO RELAY TO PARAMEDICS. OUR 3 VOLUNTEERS ASSESSED HER AS, '...ORIENTED AND ALERT.' PASSING 10000 FT, WE WERE STILL SLOWING (275 KTS). WE REQUESTED TFC PRIORITY AND LANDED OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON RWY 12 TO EXPEDITE LNDG AND TAXI IN. WE LANDED XA21Z, AT THE GATE XA22Z. OUR 'PATIENT' WAS TAKEN OFF THE PLANE AND IN A WHEEL CHAIR TALKING TO THE PARAMEDICS.

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.