Rest Area 300m: Well They Got Some Right ....

Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Well They Got Some Right ....

But I wonder what happened in the missing half hour.....
Pleased to say he is out of hospital and away, syringe and all.

EDIT... Sorry the link no longer points to the front page story "Stung Driver wrestles with road juggernaut" I will quote a few of the relevant paragraphs so following posts make sense.
"A truck driver battled dizziness and blurred vision to bring his hurtling rig to a halt and avert a tragedy near mokau yesterday.
"Oncoming drivers sped past, unaware they were only centemetres from being crushed by the juggernaut carrying a load of pipes to Auckland.
"Minutes later Mr Sayer (31) was slumped semi-conscious in his cab- and he owes his life to an off duty paramedic who just happened to be passing.
There are a couple of paragraphs quoting the driver about how he went dizzy and stopped the truck then .....
"Constable Jono Erwood, of Mokau, arrived on the scene at 11.15 As he was desperately trying to revive Mr Sayer - and summon an ambulance - Phillip Ardell saw the drama and stopped
"I asked the boy in blue if he wanted my assistance - he obviously did",said Mr Ardell, a New Zealander who works as a paramedic on North Sea Rigs.
"The Police Officer and Mr Ardell were in the cab with Mr Sayer when he stopped breathing
" We dragged him out and put him on the ground. We did CPR for a little bit and he came around again, " Mr Erwood said
"By that stage the helicopter was there. He was in and out of conciousness while the paramedics worked on him.........

Then there comments on the difficulty in getting a local volunteer ambulance crew there and the lack of a 24 hour on call district nurse, more on the insect, and stuff from the Auckland Allergy Clinic's website. ENDS
Not a mention of road workers who first noticed/ revived him, called emergency services via CB, put out signs to protect the people involved,and held traffic so the chopper could get in to the site.......

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