. 41-year-old man found dying on the pavement after daylight
Bristol attack
. Pounced upon by off-duty nurse who started given him
emergency CPR
. Heroic woman pumped away at his heart and brought him back
to life
. Cared for him for a full five minutes before he was rushed
to hospital
. Insists what she did was not heroic but purely her instinct
as a nurse
. Victim remains in an induced coma following Monday evening
stabbing
By EUAN MCLELLAND FOR BE INFORMED ONLINE
PUBLISHED: 08:18 GMT, 18 May 2016 | UPDATED: 16:21 GMT, 18
May 2016
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Nurse Abigail Bamber, 26, saved a stranger's life after he
was stabbed in the street. But far from considering herself a hero, she has
said she 'was in nurse mode - and nurses never switch off'
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The heroic off-duty nurse who saved the life of a man stabbed
in the street has admitted she did not even have to think about coming to his
aid - as she 'was in nurse mode and you don't ever shut that off'.
Abigail Bamber, 26, was driving back from a day out shopping
in Bristol city centre when she saw a man stumbling across the road.
The staff nurse - who was enjoying a day off for her 26th
birthday, which she had celebrated just two days earlier - got her friend to
pull over as the man collapsed to the ground.
After discovering he wasn't breathing, she immediately began
CPR.
Video footage recorded by a passer-by shows her pounding on
the dying man's chest, desperately trying to keep him alive as his life ebbed
away.
Her selfless actions paid off - as the blood-soaked victim
started breathing again and survived as a direct result of her actions.
Paramedics arrived five minutes later and took the
41-year-old - who is still in a critical condition - to hospital.
But Abigail, a nurse on a surgical ward at Bristol's
Southmead Hospital, dismissed suggestions she was a hero - insisting she 'just
went into nurse mode'.
Speaking from the ward where she works today, she said:
'When things like that happen, you immediately go into nurse mode.
'I can't speak for everyone, but I think you are a nurse, or
you are not. I like to think it just comes a bit naturally in a way.
'I didn't look at it as I was being a hero. I just saw a man
needed my help. If he was on my ward I would do the exact same thing for him.
'I was in nurse mode. I don't think you ever shut that off.
I think most nurses go into nursing because it is a vocation - not a job.'
Abigail, from Bristol, has been hailed as a genuine hero for
her courageous efforts.
The short clip of her saving the man's life first came to
light this morning and has since been shared thousands of times online.
She believes she was just the right person, in the right
place, at the right time.
Abigail said: 'Basically I noticed from a distance that he
looked a bit distressed and as I got closer I could see that he was bleeding.
'I got my friend to pull over. I walked over to see if there
was anything I could do. I noticed that obviously he was not in a very good
way.
'By the time I got there he was already on the floor.
'He wasn't very well so as soon as I possibly could I
started administering CPR. It all then went into a blur really.
'I checked for his pulse and his airways and things like
that and started chest compressions. I can't remember how long I did it for. I
stopped when the ambulance team got there.
'They took over and started doing their bit. I could see he
was breathing but I didn't know anything else as I went to wash my hands.
'They took over and shortly after he went into an ambulance
and got blue lighted up to Southmead Hospital.
'I waited around for a little bit to see if there was
anything the police wanted to say or do, but I went home. I went to bed not too
long afterwards because I felt absolutely exhausted. I think because my
adrenaline was going I was on a bit of a comedown.
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The staff nurse - who was enjoying a day off for her 26th
birthday, which she had celebrated just two days earlier - got her friend to
pull over as the man collapsed to the ground. After discovering he wasn't
breathing, she immediately began CPR
|
 |
Video footage recorded by a passer-by shows her pounding on
the dying man's chest, desperately trying to keep him alive as his life ebbed
away
|
 |
Her selfless actions paid off - as the blood-soaked victim
started breathing again and survived as a direct result of her actions
|
 |
He was rushed in a life-threatening condition to Southmead
Hospital, Bristol, following the altercation and remains in a critical but
stable condition, police said
|
'I came into work today and I didn't know what had happened
until then.'
Abigail worked in retail for several months after school
before doing a degree in nursing at University of the West of England.
She has been working in healthcare for North Bristol NHS
Trust for seven years, and has been a qualified nurse for around three years.
The man whose life she saved was rushed to Southmead
Hospital, Bristol, in a life-threatening condition following Monday evening's
altercation.
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Abigail, from Bristol, has been hailed as a genuine hero for
her courageous efforts. The short clip of her saving the man's life first came
to light this morning and has since been shared thousands of times online
|
He is currently in hospital in an induced coma.
The man who filmed the scene in Easton, Bristol - who asked
not to be named - said: 'I didn't see the stabbing. We were driving past at the
time.
'The man was walking around in the middle of the road and he
collapsed.
'No one wanted to help at all but she helped within seconds.
He was passing away but she kept it up.
'I don't know how he is getting on now but he would have
died if she wasn't there.
'Everyone was doing their job so no one said anything to
her, not even a thank you. '
Albanian national Kozma Dhaskali, 32, appeared at Bristol
Magistrates Court today charged with attempted murder.
Using a translator, he admitted stabbing the man but denied
trying to kill him.
Dhaskali's defence solicitor, Nicola Hutchinson, made no
application for bail.
Jeremy Oliver, prosecuting, said in court that given the
seriousness of the crime Dhaskali should not be bailed.
The incident occurred at Dhaskali's home where the victim
had been visiting, the court was told.
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