I was on this flight, seated in 7H, 3 rows behind Ms. Fischer, who was in Row 2 in GF. She did indeed board through Door 2L with a small dog and went right past me. Didn't look sick at all when she boarded. However, I must admit, I did not recognize her. She looked a bit different at 17...

The first time I was aware of a problem was about 20 minutes prior to landing, when the FAs asked for a medical doctor on the PA. After asking twice for a medical doctor, they asked for any medical personnel. Two nurses soon arrived and laid Ms. Fischer onto the floor on the right aisle. One began CPR almost immediately, while the other started an IV. I could not see Ms. Fischer, but I could see the second nurse holding the IV bag.

This turned out to be my first TATL flight during the last 18 months where Channel 9 was enabled. I had been listening to it since Montana. I said to my wife, "We're about to declare a medical emergency". And that happened about 30 seconds later. The pilot was asked the nature of the emergency and replied that a passenger was being cared for by medical personnel on board and was unresponsive. He also requested that paramedics meet the aircraft upon landing. Later on, he asked them to ensure that the gate was open, and to ensure that the paramedics would be there. I don't think he left any question about the urgency.

About 5-6 minutes before landing an FA made an announcement that due to the medical emergency, paramedics would board immediately once we got to the gate, and asked all passengers to remain seated until the patient had been removed. (They didn't mention the patient's name) The pilot repeated this warning on the PA right after landing, asking for the cooperation of all passengers.

We landed normally and rolled out to the first high-speed turnoff after the Bradley terminal. We did indeed have priority: we crossed 25R immediately, with no slowing down, and we taxied at what seemed to be a higher than normal speed directly to Gate 74. No other aircraft were on the taxiway in front of us, at least as far down as the Sepulveda tunnel. I saw 3 or 4 fire department vehicles, painted a very bright yellow-green with red lights flashing parked at the gate. The forward jet bridge was attached and door 1L was opened within 2 minutes. Four or five LAFD personnel boarded immediately, of which at least two were paramedics. Ms. Fischer was put onto a stretcher and taken off the plane quickly, I would estimate under 5 minutes.

As far as I could tell, the entire flight crew behaved very professionally and in a well-coordinated manner during the entire incident.