<< >> NASA ASRS Report 626415, July 2004

An A320 captain reported that he declared a medical emergency with ZMP, due to passenger incapacitation and diverted to fsd.

Attributes
ACN	626415
Time
Date	200407
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : fsd.vortac
State Reference	SD
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	626415
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 flight crew : diverted to alternate
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Medical emergency, doctor on board. Lady passed out with severe abdominal pain, intermittent pulse and blood pressure. After 10 mins, doctor and lead flight attendant recommended land. Diverted to fsd, after medical emergency declared. Dispatch notified and concurred.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 CAPT RPTED THAT HE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER WITH ZMP, DUE TO PAX INCAPACITATION AND DIVERTED TO FSD.

Narrative: MEDICAL EMER, DOCTOR ON BOARD. LADY PASSED OUT WITH SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN, INTERMITTENT PULSE AND BLOOD PRESSURE. AFTER 10 MINS, DOCTOR AND LEAD FLT ATTENDANT RECOMMENDED LAND. DIVERTED TO FSD, AFTER MEDICAL EMER DECLARED. DISPATCH NOTIFIED AND CONCURRED.

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.