Student medic Kay’s quick thinking
A trainee paramedic leapt into action after witnessing a crash between a cyclist and a car.
Kay Norris, who is studying Paramedic Science at Sunderland University, rushed to the aid of cyclist Andrew Moore, who fractured his back in the incident.
And the 32-year-old put her vital skills into action to support injured Andrew while they waited for an ambulance to arrive at the scene of the crash.
Kay, who was driving from her home to go horse riding when she saw the incident happen, said: “I had got to a busy round about not far from my home when I saw the collision between a cyclist and a car.
“Everything seemed to happen in slow motion.
"I just saw this guy go flying up into the air.
“I stopped the car straight away, got out and ran over to him.
"There were a few other people standing around.
"But I think they were scared to touch him.”
Kay carried out a trauma assessment at the scene to determine the extent of 31- year-old Andrew’ s injuries, ready to relay the information to the paramedics when they arrived.
Speaking of the incident, the third-year student said she was on “autopilot” using what she had learned at university to support her patient.
Kay has always wanted to be a paramedic, she added, and is looking forward to putting her skills to the test after she graduates from her course.
Andrew, who also hurt his head and neck in the collision, is now expected to be off work for three months to recover from his injuries.
He said Kay “did all the right things” to support him at the scene of the collision.
He said that she’ll make a “great paramedic”.
Andrew, fromBly th, added: “She took care and control of the whole situation and reacted swiftly and calmly throughout.
"Which in turn kept me calm and safe on a busy round about during rush hour times.
“When the ambulance arrived, she liaised with the paramedics re laying everything she knew about me and my injuries.
"Saving what could have been vital time had my injuries been life-threatening.
“She was amazing.”