Wellington, Tuesday.
THE Prince of Wales knelt over a bare-chested female dummy, nicknamed
Anne, today in an impromptu demonstration of mouth-to-mouth
resuscitation.
His expert kiss of life astonished paramedics at a new regional
ambulance centre in Wellington, New Zealand, where the prince joined in
their demonstration unprompted and passed the test with flying colours.
Two paramedics showed him various resuscitation techniques on the
blonde-haired dummy lying on the floor.
As the demonstration drew to a close, the prince asked: ''The most
important thing is to clear the airway? I have not done mouth-to-mouth
resuscitation for a bit.''
He lowered himself on to his hands and knees, tipped back the dummy's
head, and pinched the nose, before breathing deeply twice into the
mouth.
Slightly red-faced from the effort, he said: ''I just needed to be
reminded -- you have to keep your fingers over the nose.''
He then gave another deep breath, watching his progress on a monitor
screen to gauge the ideal lungful for his ''patient''.
The battery of photographers following the tour could not believe
their luck.
The prince, who normally refuses to put on any sort of show for the
media, was heard to tell one bystander: ''That'll keep the troops
happy.''
After an incident-free walkabout amid heavy security in Wellington's
Civic Square, the prince flew 100 miles north of the city to visit a
chemical-free farm in remote countryside.
Local police were taking no chances after yesterday's spray can attack
on the prince in Auckland and sent a squad of eight Special Branch
bodyguards in two support vehicles as well as uniformed police.
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