<< >> NASA ASRS Report 623320, July 2004

Medical emergency declared to ZFW by the PIC of an MD80 for an ill passenger. EMS requested to meet flight after landing at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	623320
Time
Date	200407
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : byp.vortac
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 18000
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc tracon : d10.tracon tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	623320
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

During descent into dfw a woman had shortness of breath and also had a history of heart problems. Flight attendant found a nurse who helped her take vital signs. We declared a medical emergency and landed on runway 17R and taxied right into the gate where EMS was waiting. We called dispatch in-flight and called for EMS with ramp tower before we landed. I called dispatch after we landed and gave them a follow up report. Lady was doing much better after we landed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEDICAL EMER DECLARED TO ZFW BY THE PIC OF AN MD80 FOR AN ILL PAX. EMS REQUESTED TO MEET FLT AFTER LNDG AT DFW.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT INTO DFW A WOMAN HAD SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND ALSO HAD A HISTORY OF HEART PROBS. FLT ATTENDANT FOUND A NURSE WHO HELPED HER TAKE VITAL SIGNS. WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND LANDED ON RWY 17R AND TAXIED RIGHT INTO THE GATE WHERE EMS WAS WAITING. WE CALLED DISPATCH INFLT AND CALLED FOR EMS WITH RAMP TWR BEFORE WE LANDED. I CALLED DISPATCH AFTER WE LANDED AND GAVE THEM A FOLLOW UP RPT. LADY WAS DOING MUCH BETTER AFTER WE LANDED.

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.