Narrative:

Medical emergency declared while leveling 12000 ft/250 KTS on tyssn arrival into las. Flight attendant advised passenger non-responsive. I asked if physician on board wanted to declare medical emergency. Physician said yes. Advised approach control for expeditious handling. Advised las operations at approximately XA45 of medical emergency. Cleared straight in visual runway 25R. Landing, taxi-in uneventful except, ground crew did not have gate area prepared (had to manually push air start cart out of safety zone) despite the fact that paramedics were visibly standing in the jetway. This delayed our arrival at the gate by approximately 2 mins, which is about the same time we saved by declaring the medical emergency. I'm just glad it wasn't me in the cabin waiting to get to the gate!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 FLT CREW OBTAIN PRIORITY HANDLING FROM LAS APCH FOR PAX MEDICAL EMER, AFFECTING TIMELY COORD WITH COMPANY, ONLY TO BE DELAYED AT GATE DUE TO GATE BLOCKAGE BY GND EQUIP.

Narrative: MEDICAL EMER DECLARED WHILE LEVELING 12000 FT/250 KTS ON TYSSN ARR INTO LAS. FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED PAX NON-RESPONSIVE. I ASKED IF PHYSICIAN ON BOARD WANTED TO DECLARE MEDICAL EMER. PHYSICIAN SAID YES. ADVISED APCH CTL FOR EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING. ADVISED LAS OPS AT APPROX XA45 OF MEDICAL EMER. CLRED STRAIGHT IN VISUAL RWY 25R. LNDG, TAXI-IN UNEVENTFUL EXCEPT, GND CREW DID NOT HAVE GATE AREA PREPARED (HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH AIR START CART OUT OF SAFETY ZONE) DESPITE THE FACT THAT PARAMEDICS WERE VISIBLY STANDING IN THE JETWAY. THIS DELAYED OUR ARR AT THE GATE BY APPROX 2 MINS, WHICH IS ABOUT THE SAME TIME WE SAVED BY DECLARING THE MEDICAL EMER. I'M JUST GLAD IT WASN'T ME IN THE CABIN WAITING TO GET TO THE GATE!

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.