Narrative:

Passenger complaining of chest pains. Her daughter was an md (gyn). Due to understandable concern for a daughter's situational stress and related pitfalls inherent in treating her own mother, I had the flight attendants make a PA for any md's on board. As luck would have it, an md (one of the cardiologists that developed the aed) was on board. After talking to the doctor on the interphone, a precautionary medical divert decision was made. Captain subsequently received a code red from the flight attendants. An emergency was declared and a divert to the nearest suitable airport (aus) was made. Captain requested that advanced life support meet the aircraft on arrival, due to cardiac arrest. Aed/cpr used and resuscitation attempts continued into the terminal by arff and paramedic personnel. While on the ground at aus, after consulting with captain, decided to remove a passenger due to high fever, inability to situation up. In addition, she had filled multiple bags with vomit in the preceding hour. I am once again in absolute awe of the crews that I have the pleasure of flying with. The first officer's flying skills and application of CRM in a emergency environment were flawless. The cabin crew performed with a level of professionalism and composure consistent with that of high order emergency and rescue personnel. Lead by the #1 flight attendant, their coordination was excellent. Emergency declaration, maximum speed below 10000 ft, coordinated with ATC, and the landing was under weight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 CAPT RPTED THAT HE DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO AUS AFTER A PAX WENT INTO CARDIAC ARREST.

Narrative: PAX COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAINS. HER DAUGHTER WAS AN MD (GYN). DUE TO UNDERSTANDABLE CONCERN FOR A DAUGHTER'S SITUATIONAL STRESS AND RELATED PITFALLS INHERENT IN TREATING HER OWN MOTHER, I HAD THE FLT ATTENDANTS MAKE A PA FOR ANY MD'S ON BOARD. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, AN MD (ONE OF THE CARDIOLOGISTS THAT DEVELOPED THE AED) WAS ON BOARD. AFTER TALKING TO THE DOCTOR ON THE INTERPHONE, A PRECAUTIONARY MEDICAL DIVERT DECISION WAS MADE. CAPT SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED A CODE RED FROM THE FLT ATTENDANTS. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND A DIVERT TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT (AUS) WAS MADE. CAPT REQUESTED THAT ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT MEET THE ACFT ON ARR, DUE TO CARDIAC ARREST. AED/CPR USED AND RESUSCITATION ATTEMPTS CONTINUED INTO THE TERMINAL BY ARFF AND PARAMEDIC PERSONNEL. WHILE ON THE GND AT AUS, AFTER CONSULTING WITH CAPT, DECIDED TO REMOVE A PAX DUE TO HIGH FEVER, INABILITY TO SIT UP. IN ADDITION, SHE HAD FILLED MULTIPLE BAGS WITH VOMIT IN THE PRECEDING HR. I AM ONCE AGAIN IN ABSOLUTE AWE OF THE CREWS THAT I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF FLYING WITH. THE FO'S FLYING SKILLS AND APPLICATION OF CRM IN A EMER ENVIRONMENT WERE FLAWLESS. THE CABIN CREW PERFORMED WITH A LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AND COMPOSURE CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF HIGH ORDER EMER AND RESCUE PERSONNEL. LEAD BY THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT, THEIR COORD WAS EXCELLENT. EMER DECLARATION, MAX SPD BELOW 10000 FT, COORDINATED WITH ATC, AND THE LNDG WAS UNDER WEIGHT.

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.