Narrative:

While in level cruise the #1 flight attendant called to inform us of a medical situation. A male; approximately 70 yrs of age; was in and out of consciousness and receiving oxygen. Flight attendants queried and were able to find medical personnel aboard who began attending to the individual. At this point we began multiple attempts to contact dispatch in case the passenger's condition worsened. There was no response on any frequency. We then attempted to reach any station operations facility within the local vicinity. We were unable to get response from anyone any operations frequencys. We also transmitted several ACARS text messages with no response. This ended up creating a significant additional workload. The flight attendant called us and stated the passenger was now unresponsive. The medical doctors believed the individual was having heart issues and recommended an immediate landing. Md's also asked for the aed. We declared a medical emergency and began a turn toward ZZZ. As we were unable to contact any company personnel we quickly evaluated considerations of high altitude airports; terrain; midday temperatures of 30 degrees C; and corresponding runway limitations. Proximity of a medical facility at ZZZ was also unknown. Due to these considerations as well as the location of a hospital within 3 mi of the airport we elected to land at ZZZ1. It was closest to our position; had excellent terrain clearance near the airport to conduct a visual approach and also had a long runway to accommodate restrictive departure considerations. After landing the ill passenger was taken off by paramedics along with 2 family members. The FBO did a wonderful job of accommodating us. Flight departed shortly thereafter.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 DIVERTS TO A NEARBY ARPT TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR A SICK PAX.

Narrative: WHILE IN LEVEL CRUISE THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED TO INFORM US OF A MEDICAL SITUATION. A MALE; APPROX 70 YRS OF AGE; WAS IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND RECEIVING OXYGEN. FLT ATTENDANTS QUERIED AND WERE ABLE TO FIND MEDICAL PERSONNEL ABOARD WHO BEGAN ATTENDING TO THE INDIVIDUAL. AT THIS POINT WE BEGAN MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT DISPATCH IN CASE THE PAX'S CONDITION WORSENED. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE ON ANY FREQ. WE THEN ATTEMPTED TO REACH ANY STATION OPS FACILITY WITHIN THE LCL VICINITY. WE WERE UNABLE TO GET RESPONSE FROM ANYONE ANY OPS FREQS. WE ALSO XMITTED SEVERAL ACARS TEXT MESSAGES WITH NO RESPONSE. THIS ENDED UP CREATING A SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL WORKLOAD. THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED US AND STATED THE PAX WAS NOW UNRESPONSIVE. THE MEDICAL DOCTORS BELIEVED THE INDIVIDUAL WAS HAVING HEART ISSUES AND RECOMMENDED AN IMMEDIATE LNDG. MD'S ALSO ASKED FOR THE AED. WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND BEGAN A TURN TOWARD ZZZ. AS WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTACT ANY COMPANY PERSONNEL WE QUICKLY EVALUATED CONSIDERATIONS OF HIGH ALT ARPTS; TERRAIN; MIDDAY TEMPS OF 30 DEGS C; AND CORRESPONDING RWY LIMITATIONS. PROX OF A MEDICAL FACILITY AT ZZZ WAS ALSO UNKNOWN. DUE TO THESE CONSIDERATIONS AS WELL AS THE LOCATION OF A HOSPITAL WITHIN 3 MI OF THE ARPT WE ELECTED TO LAND AT ZZZ1. IT WAS CLOSEST TO OUR POS; HAD EXCELLENT TERRAIN CLRNC NEAR THE ARPT TO CONDUCT A VISUAL APCH AND ALSO HAD A LONG RWY TO ACCOMMODATE RESTRICTIVE DEP CONSIDERATIONS. AFTER LNDG THE ILL PAX WAS TAKEN OFF BY PARAMEDICS ALONG WITH 2 FAMILY MEMBERS. THE FBO DID A WONDERFUL JOB OF ACCOMMODATING US. FLT DEPARTED SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

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.