Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 2, 2015 17:14:51 GMT 12
Ex-Dunedin mayor Peter Chin collapsed on flight
WILMA MCKAY
Last updated 13:30, January 2 2015
Former Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin has been confirmed as the man who collapsed on a flight out of Dunedin on New Year's Eve.
An Air New Zealand cabin crew took life-saving action to revive Chin,73, when he collapsed on the day's mid-morning flight NZ5032, from Dunedin to Wellington.
He was now recovering well and "up and about" in Dunedin Hospital this morning, spokesman Rodney Bryant said.
"Peter is full of admiration for the cabin crew," Bryant said. "One of the first things he did was to phone the crew and thank them."
The former city leader was on his way to spend time with his son and other family members in Wellington when he lost consciousness on the ATR flight shortly after it departed Dunedin on December 31.
Auckland City Council Civil Defence executive Richard Woods, who was on the flight, praised the actions of the crew in successfully performing CPR on Chin.
Pilots flew the plane back to Dunedin airport, where Chin was transported to hospital by ambulance.
Bryant said doctors were expected to come up with a firm diagnosis for what caused Chin to collapse in the coming back, although cardiac arrest had been ruled out.
Chin, one of the city's most high-profile recent mayors, best known in the southern city for his support of construction of the city's controversial $200m roofed stadium as well as his work in strengthening and advancing Dunedin-Chinese cultural and economic relations.
www.stuff.co.nz/national/64609740/exdunedin-mayor-peter-chin-collapsed-on-flight
WILMA MCKAY
Last updated 13:30, January 2 2015
Former Dunedin Mayor Peter Chin has been confirmed as the man who collapsed on a flight out of Dunedin on New Year's Eve.
An Air New Zealand cabin crew took life-saving action to revive Chin,73, when he collapsed on the day's mid-morning flight NZ5032, from Dunedin to Wellington.
He was now recovering well and "up and about" in Dunedin Hospital this morning, spokesman Rodney Bryant said.
"Peter is full of admiration for the cabin crew," Bryant said. "One of the first things he did was to phone the crew and thank them."
The former city leader was on his way to spend time with his son and other family members in Wellington when he lost consciousness on the ATR flight shortly after it departed Dunedin on December 31.
Auckland City Council Civil Defence executive Richard Woods, who was on the flight, praised the actions of the crew in successfully performing CPR on Chin.
Pilots flew the plane back to Dunedin airport, where Chin was transported to hospital by ambulance.
Bryant said doctors were expected to come up with a firm diagnosis for what caused Chin to collapse in the coming back, although cardiac arrest had been ruled out.
Chin, one of the city's most high-profile recent mayors, best known in the southern city for his support of construction of the city's controversial $200m roofed stadium as well as his work in strengthening and advancing Dunedin-Chinese cultural and economic relations.
www.stuff.co.nz/national/64609740/exdunedin-mayor-peter-chin-collapsed-on-flight
Yet another reason to sit up, take notice and participate when doing first aid/CPR refresher. 
