Air carrier flight crew has an ill passenger during climb. Flight diverted.

Attributes
ACN	694810
Time
Date	200604
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 28000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	694810
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Climbing through FL250 we were advised by chief flight attendant that we had a very ill passenger (smooth air). We leveled off at FL280 at 280 KIAS. 9 mins later; flight attendant advised that ill passenger had no pulse. (A few medical professionals had been located among our other passenger and were assisting.) we made a fast immediate descent after declaring an emergency (with ATC) to the closet airport. We coordination with our company dispatch; ATC; and operations to get ambulance at gate immediately. We exceeded 250 KIAS below 10000 ft after advising ATC (300 KIAS in descent). Passenger was in the hands of paramedics at airport 16 mins after he had lost his pulse.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT CREW HAS AN ILL PAX DURING CLB. FLT DIVERTED.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH FL250 WE WERE ADVISED BY CHIEF FLT ATTENDANT THAT WE HAD A VERY ILL PAX (SMOOTH AIR). WE LEVELED OFF AT FL280 AT 280 KIAS. 9 MINS LATER; FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED THAT ILL PAX HAD NO PULSE. (A FEW MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS HAD BEEN LOCATED AMONG OUR OTHER PAX AND WERE ASSISTING.) WE MADE A FAST IMMEDIATE DSCNT AFTER DECLARING AN EMER (WITH ATC) TO THE CLOSET ARPT. WE COORD WITH OUR COMPANY DISPATCH; ATC; AND OPS TO GET AMBULANCE AT GATE IMMEDIATELY. WE EXCEEDED 250 KIAS BELOW 10000 FT AFTER ADVISING ATC (300 KIAS IN DSCNT). PAX WAS IN THE HANDS OF PARAMEDICS AT ARPT 16 MINS AFTER HE HAD LOST HIS PULSE.

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.