Elderly woman who suffered stroke saved thanks to quick-thinking policeman
He realised the woman had suffered a stroke
Jamie BarlowDigital News Correspondent
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An elderly woman believed to have had a stroke was saved thanks to the quick thinking of a policeman.
The woman was walking in St Ann's on Thursday afternoon (November 23).
She was being helped by two men as she struggled to walk.
PCSO Prangnell was driving nearby around 1.30pm and saw them.
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He stopped as he thought the woman had suffered a stroke and helped her into the back of the police car before ringing for an ambulance.
Paramedics arrived and took her to hospital for a suspected stroke and she has made a full recovery.
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Inspector Donna Lawton said: "Our PCSOs are all medically trained to a high level and we wouldn't expect anything less of them in these circumstances.
"However, it is without a doubt that the woman could have suffered lasting consequences had PCSO Prangnell not stopped and phoned an ambulance right away. He's a fantastic officer who makes a real difference everyday."
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The news comes after a team of PCSOs helped to save a 37-year-old man's life after he collapsed in the city centre earlier this week.
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