MD83 crew had an ill passenger, reporting chest pains.

Attributes
ACN	629898
Time
Date	200409
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : jen.vortac
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
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
ASRS Report	629898
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Just prior to descent into dfw, flight attendant reported passenger with chest pains. Physician on board reported blood pressure high. Declared medical emergency and received clearance from west of glen rose direct to FAF for runway 35L. Landed in minimum time and taxied to gate. Had to wait 2 mins for ground crew. Passenger felt the same upon gate arrival and was taken off by paramedics. Excellent flying by first officer. Good communication and coordination by all 3 flight attendants.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD83 CREW HAD AN ILL PAX, RPTING CHEST PAINS.

Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO DSCNT INTO DFW, FLT ATTENDANT RPTED PAX WITH CHEST PAINS. PHYSICIAN ON BOARD RPTED BLOOD PRESSURE HIGH. DECLARED MEDICAL EMER AND RECEIVED CLRNC FROM W OF GLEN ROSE DIRECT TO FAF FOR RWY 35L. LANDED IN MINIMUM TIME AND TAXIED TO GATE. HAD TO WAIT 2 MINS FOR GND CREW. PAX FELT THE SAME UPON GATE ARR AND WAS TAKEN OFF BY PARAMEDICS. EXCELLENT FLYING BY FO. GOOD COM AND COORD BY ALL 3 FLT ATTENDANTS.

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.