Kerala Nurse's Quick Thinking Saves Young Man's Life, Performs CPR On Moving Bus
A woman from Kochi, Kerala, is being hailed as a real-life hero after her alertness and quick-thinking saved a fellow passenger's life onboard a city bus. The 34-year-old woman, Sheeba Anish, who is a nurse, was on her way home after duty and boarded the bus at 9.10 pm.
A woman from Kochi, Kerala, is being hailed as a real-life hero after her alertness and quick thinking saved a fellow passenger's life on board a city bus. The 34-year-old woman, Sheeba Anish, who is a nurse, was on her way home after duty and boarded the bus at 9.10 pm.
After being on the bus for 10 minutes, when the bus reached Elavoor Kavala, she felt a hand touch her shoulder, and suddenly, a passenger behind her collapsed.
"Everything happened so quickly. People panicked when the young man, Vishnu, suddenly fell unconscious. The bus was still moving, and there was not too much of a rush inside. After the 24-year-old collapsed, he lay quite still and started to foam from the mouth. Saliva and slight secretions of blood too came out of his mouth and nose,¡± said Sheeba.
Sheeba, who works at the Apollo Adlux Hospital in Kochi, detected a dropping pulse, Sheeba sensed that things would become worse quickly. She requested the KSRTC driver to stop the vehicle at the nearest hospital. However, according to her, he did not and blamed the rush on the road.
¡°I immediately called up the hospital to request an ambulance. Since his pulse was dropping quickly, I decided to give him CPR. After two rounds of CPR, he regained consciousness and was able to sit upright. He was later taken to the Angamaly Government Hospital,¡± said Sheeba.
"If there was any delay, it would have been difficult to bring him back to life," she said.
¡°Sheeba is the kind of hero we need. Her timely intervention and prompt response to the situation helped save a life,¡± said the Apollo Hospital authorities.
The doctors added that learning CPR is very important as it could save several lives.
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