'She'll make a great paramedic' - praise for student who rushed to man's aid after rush-hour crash

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 roundabout 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 was 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 and that she’ll make a “great paramedic”.

Andrew, from Blyth, 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 roundabout during rush hour times.

“When the ambulance arrived, she liaised with the paramedics relaying everything she knew about me and my injuries, saving what could have been vital time had my injuries been life threatening.

“She was amazing.”

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