Suffolk County Police Officer Saves Boy During Severe Allergic Reaction
NESCONSET, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- A Suffolk County police officer came to the rescue this week, using an epipen to save a 12-year-old boy suffering from a severe allergic reaction.
As 1010 WINS' Mona Rivera reported, Gavin Oggeri of Nesconset is allergic to certain nuts, and had a reaction soon after eating a granola bar.
"I started feeling weird in my mouth," Gavin said.
Suffolk County Police Officer Saves Boy During Severe Allergic Reaction
Gavin's mother, Debbie Oggeri, said she purchased the granola bars while they were on vacation in Florida last week, and they looked just like ones he is allowed to eat.
"The last time Gavin had a reaction, he was 18 months old," she said.
She was not home at the time Gavin had the reaction, but his 15-year-old brother was. He called 911, and Suffolk County Fourth Precinct Officer Robert Fulton came to the rescue.
When Fulton arrived, he applied oxygen, and after receiving permission from Stony Brook Medical Control, he injected Gavin with the epipen.
Gavin was treated at Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook.
"I would like to say thank you," Gavin said, his remarks directed at Officer Fulton. "You saved my life."
Besides having his wife saved, Gavin is celebrating his 12th birthday.
Fulton joined the Suffolk County Police Department last fall, after previously serving 15 years as a Suffolk County Parks police officer.
