A TULLIBODY mum has paid thanks to a pair of quick-thinking police officers, after they stepped in and helped her unconscious toddler.

When little Noah Owen took a tumble at home, mum Rachel Mullen could see there was immediate bruising, bleeding to his mouth and his two front teeth were pushed back.

She bundled the 18-month-old into the car for a trip up to the hospital, but became concerned when his tears stopped.

She said: “He was still crying but it wasn’t a full-blown cry. As we were coming up, just before we came to the police station, it was as if he was trying to go to sleep but I wasn’t letting him go to sleep.

"I kept speaking to him and getting him to look at me and then just before we pulled up to the police station he went unconscious and I couldn’t wake him up.

“It was just an automatic decision to pull into the police station, because I couldn’t wake him up.

“It was horrific, absolutely horrific. I was no use to anybody, I couldn’t speak, couldn’t see through the tears.” When she and Noah’s gran, Hailey Owen, pulled into the Alloa station on the evening of Saturday 28 February they were lucky enough to find Sergeant Kevin Chase and Sergeant Stuart Brodie.

They began checks to see if Noah was breathing, had a pulse, if he was responsive and put him into the recovery position, before waiting with the family for an ambulance to arrive.

Sgt Chase said: “It’s a case of jumping into action – your training kicks in. We’re trained in relation to performing CPR, I’m first-aid trained as well, so your training kicks in.

"You know you have got an unconscious casualty in front of you, the age is to some extent immaterial, so the first thing I’m looking for is has he got an allergy.

“I know the mum has said he has fallen, I’m checking to see whether he’s been choking, to see whether there’s a blockage in his mouth.

"That’s why I was touching his face to see whether he’s swallowed his tongue and that those were all clear.

"Your training kicks in and you’re hoping obviously the person you’re with, especially if it’s a one year-old, is going to make a recovery.” Rachel (18), Hailey and Noah were then accompanied up to the hospital by another two officers.

After some medical checks – and the loss of a tooth – the tot has made a full recovery.

The family and police officers were recently reunited for the first time since the incident.

Sgt Chase and Sgt Brodie met Noah and presented him with a gift to remember them by – toy police cars.

Rachel (18) said: “I couldn’t thank them enough. I’m just so grateful because if they weren’t there then I don’t know what would have happened. I’m grateful to the police and grateful Noah is fine because there’s no serious damage.”