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When an ill passenger is reported to be comatose the PIC decides on a diversion to land at atl airport when the flight is 10 mi south of atl, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 599137 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1026 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : j45.airway |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 599137 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 5 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approaching atl, #1 flight attendant called saying there was a passenger who didn't look well and thought he might be comatose. Flight attendants enlisted the services of 2 on board physicians. Was told doctors were resuscitating passenger and they advised of need for urgent medical care. Declared medical emergency with ATC and landed at atlanta about 15 mins later.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHEN AN ILL PAX IS RPTED TO BE COMATOSE THE PIC DECIDES ON A DIVERSION TO LAND AT ATL ARPT WHEN THE FLT IS 10 MI S OF ATL, GA.
Narrative: APCHING ATL, #1 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED SAYING THERE WAS A PAX WHO DIDN'T LOOK WELL AND THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE COMATOSE. FLT ATTENDANTS ENLISTED THE SVCS OF 2 ON BOARD PHYSICIANS. WAS TOLD DOCTORS WERE RESUSCITATING PAX AND THEY ADVISED OF NEED FOR URGENT MEDICAL CARE. DECLARED MEDICAL EMER WITH ATC AND LANDED AT ATLANTA ABOUT 15 MINS LATER.
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.