Bus hit cyclist’s bicycle near O’Connell Bridge after driver of No 16 lost consciousness
“We crashed into a cyclist and we could feel the bus going over the bike,” Ms McGivney toldMs McGivney approached the front of the bus where she discovered the driver was unconscious. She tried shaking the man to lift his foot from the accelerator and eventually succeeded in moving his leg which allowed the bus to roll to a halt. Meanwhile, a man outside the bus had pulled the emergency lever to open the bus doors.
Ms McGivney said she administered a number of cycles of CPR to the man before swapping positions with a passer-by who knew first aid. “I know this doesn’t happen often but those few minutes of time you get are so important,” said Ms McGivney who works in the ear, nose and throat department of Mater Hospital. “It’s important that people aren’t afraid to jump in and help, to be able to do something and not have to wait for the ambulance.”
“I’m so lucky I had my training behind me and knew what to do. The real heros are the nurses and fire fighters who have to do this every day.”
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