SEATTLE -- Seattle police say their officers used their wits, their words, and a "calming power of a bowl of noodles" to help stop a violent outburst at a restaurant Sunday evening.



It was just before 5 p.m. when employees at a restaurant in the 8500 block of Greenwood Ave. N. called 911 to report an employee began screaming and swinging a tea pot, before collapsing on the floor.



When officers came and asked the man if he needed medical attention, he tried swinging and kicking at officers, missing badly. As medics arrived to check on the man, he tried to go after officers and bite them.



Officers got the man into handcuffs to restrain him, and then medics determined he was suffering from a severe case of low blood sugar, Seattle police said.



Officers uncuffed the man and put him into a chair and medics were able to get an IV into him, which immediately began to help calm him down. The man was then confused why police officers were there and couldn't remember what just happened.



The man was given a bowl of noodles to help regain equilibrium and officers went on their way.