A late-stage cancer patient has saved the life of an ambulance
driver who suffered a heart attack, by taking the wheel of his
vehicle and driving him to hospital, French medical officials
said.
Christian Nayet, a 60-year-old cancer sufferer from the northern
town of Berck-sur-mer, rescued the driver on April 11 by taking him
to a hospital in Lens, hospital emergency room manager Frederic
Allienne told AFP on Wednesday.
Nayet told newspaper Voix du Nord the driver had suffered a heart
attack while taking him to a hospital in Lille for a regular
scan.
"I told him: 'Give me the keys, trust me! My life is not in danger,
but yours is!'" Nayet said.
"I couldn't find the siren, but I managed to turn the lights on and
told him to put his arm out the window to signal to the cars to let
us pass."
They drove into the area reserved for ambulances, Allienne said,
and the ambulance driver was immediately admitted to the emergency
room. During the drive, Nayet had also administered a blood
anticoagulant to the driver.
Without his assistance, the driver "could have died," Allienne
said.
Nayet was then taken to another hospital for his scheduled
tests.