Dean Priestley did not know the gun was a replica when the man aimed it at a porter in Bradford.
A hospital worker who disarmed a man who walked into an A&E brandishing an imitation gun and demanding to be seen has been given a bravery award.
Mr Priestley, 41, was called to the X-ray area where the man had drawn the gun from his pocket and pointed it at a hospital porter.Former volunteer Army reservist Mr Priestley approached the man and calmly asked him to hand over the gun, which he did.The man later pleaded guilty to possession of an imitation firearm, a gas-powered BB gun, with intent to cause fear of violence. He received a prison sentence, a Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust spokesperson said.
"Shortly after arriving in A&E, my colleagues, who did not have to come to help, followed. We always work as a team and have each other's backs," he said.
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