MD80 flight crew declares passenger medical emergency and diverts to ZZZ.

Attributes
ACN	686674
Time
Date	200602
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 34000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.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	686674
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 : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

The events leading up to medical in-flight diversion to ZZZ. I exercised my emergency authority/authorized and declared a medical emergency for passenger. Passenger was found to be unconscious in-flight. At approximately XA35Z; passenger is found unconscious in the first class lavatory. Apparently; passenger jarred the lavatory door open when he went unconscious/ medical doctor was on board and provided medical assistance. ATC is informed of the situation ZZZ2 selected as a diversion airport; and ATC is asked to inform company of the diversion. Approximately 5 mins later; doctor informs the flight attendants that passenger 'fainted' due to low blood pressure and is 'ok' to continue on to ZZZ3. ATC is informed of our new situation and I request on course to ZZZ3. At XB18Z passenger is found unconscious again. I declared another medical emergency and divert to ZZZ. ATC again is requested to inform company of our situation and diversion. Passenger returns to a conscious state sometime during the approach. The landing was uneventful and emt's meet the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW DECLARES PAX MEDICAL EMER AND DIVERTS TO ZZZ.

Narrative: THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO MEDICAL INFLT DIVERSION TO ZZZ. I EXERCISED MY EMER AUTH AND DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER FOR PAX. PAX WAS FOUND TO BE UNCONSCIOUS INFLT. AT APPROX XA35Z; PAX IS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN THE FIRST CLASS LAVATORY. APPARENTLY; PAX JARRED THE LAVATORY DOOR OPEN WHEN HE WENT UNCONSCIOUS/ MEDICAL DOCTOR WAS ON BOARD AND PROVIDED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. ATC IS INFORMED OF THE SITUATION ZZZ2 SELECTED AS A DIVERSION ARPT; AND ATC IS ASKED TO INFORM COMPANY OF THE DIVERSION. APPROX 5 MINS LATER; DOCTOR INFORMS THE FLT ATTENDANTS THAT PAX 'FAINTED' DUE TO LOW BLOOD PRESSURE AND IS 'OK' TO CONTINUE ON TO ZZZ3. ATC IS INFORMED OF OUR NEW SITUATION AND I REQUEST ON COURSE TO ZZZ3. AT XB18Z PAX IS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AGAIN. I DECLARED ANOTHER MEDICAL EMER AND DIVERT TO ZZZ. ATC AGAIN IS REQUESTED TO INFORM COMPANY OF OUR SITUATION AND DIVERSION. PAX RETURNS TO A CONSCIOUS STATE SOMETIME DURING THE APCH. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND EMT'S MEET THE ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.