An MD80 captain reported that he declared an emergency due to a sick passenger, during a flight from...

Attributes
ACN	630723
Time
Date	200409
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : d10.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	630723
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
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

During approach to runway 13R, flight attendant called to tell us a passenger was not responding to conversation and appeared to be semi-conscious. A doctor was on board and looking at the passenger. We declared an emergency and requested expedited handling from approach. We were switch to tower and cleared to land. After landing, we received expedited clearance to the gate where we were met by the paramedics. Oxygen was administered to the passenger before we landed and during taxi. By the time we got to the gate, the passenger was alert. Paramedics took control. Kudos for the cabin crew, they did a good job.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CAPT RPTED THAT HE DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO A SICK PAX, DURING A FLT FROM SEA TO DFW.

Narrative: DURING APCH TO RWY 13R, FLT ATTENDANT CALLED TO TELL US A PAX WAS NOT RESPONDING TO CONVERSATION AND APPEARED TO BE SEMI-CONSCIOUS. A DOCTOR WAS ON BOARD AND LOOKING AT THE PAX. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND REQUESTED EXPEDITED HANDLING FROM APCH. WE WERE SWITCH TO TWR AND CLRED TO LAND. AFTER LNDG, WE RECEIVED EXPEDITED CLRNC TO THE GATE WHERE WE WERE MET BY THE PARAMEDICS. OXYGEN WAS ADMINISTERED TO THE PAX BEFORE WE LANDED AND DURING TAXI. BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE GATE, THE PAX WAS ALERT. PARAMEDICS TOOK CTL. KUDOS FOR THE CABIN CREW, THEY DID A GOOD JOB.

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.

An MD80 captain reported that he declared an emergency due to a sick passenger, during a flight from sea to dfw.