Quick thinking and a priority transport of chocolate has aided the recovery of an Auckland motorist.?
Police in central Auckland received information about a man who appeared intoxicated, getting into a vehicle on Tuesday afternoon.
Auckland Central Area Commander, Inspector Grant Tetzlaff says frontline staff attended just after 3pm on Union Street.
¡°On arrival, staff found a middle-aged man slumped over the car¡¯s steering wheel and losing consciousness,¡± he says.
¡°The officers acted quickly on their feet, taking the initiative and checked for a medical alert on the man¡¯s phone.¡±
It revealed he was a Type One diabetic.
¡°Wasting no time, and with time of the essence, the staff called for an ambulance and for another patrol to bring some chocolate, pronto!
¡°The chocolate arrived on scene quickly and the man began to regain some consciousness.¡±
Ambulance staff arrived on scene and he was transported to hospital.
¡°I commend the actions of the frontline staff in what was a medical emergency and ended up being a sweet result,¡± Inspector Tetzlaff says.
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Nicole Bremner/51½ÖÉä?