Priority given to lifeguard A320 flight with 2 sick passenger on arrival into sfo, ca.

Attributes
ACN	614297
Time
Date	200404
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 13 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : nct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	614297
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : eab 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

In-flight medical emergency for 2 passenger -- 1 vomiting uncontrollably and the other with a significant nosebleed. Both passenger required in-flight medical attention from an available emt and 2 available physicians. Purser completed medical emergency and accident report forms from the 'faom' for both passenger. Our actions were to notify dispatcher when the events initiated and as we continued to see development of the situation. We became a lifeguard designation at approximately 11000 ft over cedes intersection and were cleared directly to samul intersection on the FMS bridge visual. We were given expeditious handling to sfo and approach and arrival proceeded without incident. All normal checklists were completed in a timely fashion and all speed restrs for ATC and aircraft were complied with. We were cleared for runway 28L. We cleared at a normal taxi speed at high speed taxiway T and joined taxiway B. Maximum taxi speed to gate was 24 KTS. Emt's met the aircraft in a timely fashion. Passenger were removed first and crew members debriefed and exchanged information. All flight attendants were advised per fom to contact company medical if they felt they had been exposed to an infectious agent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PRIORITY GIVEN TO LIFEGUARD A320 FLT WITH 2 SICK PAX ON ARR INTO SFO, CA.

Narrative: INFLT MEDICAL EMER FOR 2 PAX -- 1 VOMITING UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE OTHER WITH A SIGNIFICANT NOSEBLEED. BOTH PAX REQUIRED INFLT MEDICAL ATTN FROM AN AVAILABLE EMT AND 2 AVAILABLE PHYSICIANS. PURSER COMPLETED MEDICAL EMER AND ACCIDENT RPT FORMS FROM THE 'FAOM' FOR BOTH PAX. OUR ACTIONS WERE TO NOTIFY DISPATCHER WHEN THE EVENTS INITIATED AND AS WE CONTINUED TO SEE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SIT. WE BECAME A LIFEGUARD DESIGNATION AT APPROX 11000 FT OVER CEDES INTXN AND WERE CLRED DIRECTLY TO SAMUL INTXN ON THE FMS BRIDGE VISUAL. WE WERE GIVEN EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING TO SFO AND APCH AND ARR PROCEEDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ALL NORMAL CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED IN A TIMELY FASHION AND ALL SPD RESTRS FOR ATC AND ACFT WERE COMPLIED WITH. WE WERE CLRED FOR RWY 28L. WE CLRED AT A NORMAL TAXI SPD AT HIGH SPD TXWY T AND JOINED TXWY B. MAX TAXI SPD TO GATE WAS 24 KTS. EMT'S MET THE ACFT IN A TIMELY FASHION. PAX WERE REMOVED FIRST AND CREW MEMBERS DEBRIEFED AND EXCHANGED INFO. ALL FLT ATTENDANTS WERE ADVISED PER FOM TO CONTACT COMPANY MEDICAL IF THEY FELT THEY HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO AN INFECTIOUS AGENT.

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.