How do commuter trains handle sick passengers?

Question

Frequently the Metro train is delayed because there is a sick passenger in a train ahead of it. What does this mean? Is the person unconscious? Woozy? Having a heart attack? Since these delays only last a few minutes, what is it that they do? Leave the person at the next station, or wait for paramedics? No one I've asked seems to know.

Answer 1

If it is a medical emergency they will stop the train anywhere where medical personnel can attend the victim, so it is not necessarily at a station that the stop is made.  It happens much more frequently than one would imagine.

Answer 2

I commute to NYC everyday and this has actually happened to me. Normally when they say someone is sick its usually a serious situation that may need medical attention. When this occurs they stop at the next available station with paramedics waiting or coming.

Answer 3

Maybe it's just an excuse for being late that they think people will more easily accept.