Passengers getting sick on trains account for a substantial number of delays
as trains are held up until medical help arrives.

The following release from the NY MTA explains the situation in detail.

http://www.mta.info/news-subway-sick-customer-medical-assistance
train-delays/2014/05/14/mta%E2%80%99s-latest-marketing-campaign

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