Last week, a doctor from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) rushed to provide treatment to a man lying in a pool of blood on the Pan Island Expressway (PIE).
He had sustained a head wound after a traffic accident involving a car and motorcycle.
The doctor stopped his bleeding and stayed with him until Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel arrived to take over.
According to a Facebook post by The Singapore Army, Captain (CPT) (Dr) Abigail Sim E Xuan was on her way home when she spotted the scene.
“From afar, I saw a wrecked car and motorcycle, with several uninjured people standing around,” she said, recounting the incident.
Source: The Singapore Army on Facebook
“However, as I drove past the accident site, I noticed a man lying sideways on the ground, in a pool of blood.”
A picture from The Singapore Army shows a car with a damaged rear end and a motorcycle flipped on its side.
After spotting the injured man, the SAF doctor acted quickly and rushed to provide aid.
She first identified herself as a doctor, then proceeded to assess the man’s situation.
Using a first aid kit provided by a passerby, CPT (Dr) Sim staunched the bleeding from the man’s head wound.
She continued to stay with the man until SCDF arrived on the scene.
Source: The Singapore Army on Facebook
“I believe as medical professionals, that it is our second nature to offer assistance whenever we can,” said CPT (Dr) Sim in a statement on The Singapore Army’s Facebook post.
She also noted that although it was her first time attending to a road traffic accident, her training had given her the confidence to respond to any emergency.
CPT (Dr) Sim has been commended for her public-spiritedness in taking the initiative to help someone in need.
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Featured image adapted from The Singapore Army on Facebook.
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