Daniel Hernández helps congressman in shooting

• April 16, 2024

An as-yet-unidentified man tried to assassinate the Republican congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona, in United States. Currently the official is in critical condition, since a Shooting hit him in the back of the head , but nevertheless, Daniel Hernández , a Hispanic scholar from his team, managed to give him first aid by pressing the wound so that the congresswoman lost less blood; thanks to your help at the time of the attack, Giffords is still alive.

The medical equipment from the hospital where she is being treated, she commented to the CNN news portal, which is "surprising that she has survived this type of injury ”.

Moments after the shooting , Hernandez, used his hands to stop the hemorrhage that began to sprout from the congresswoman's head. With a nursing certificate , the scholar held the head of the republican to facilitate breathing and applied pressure on the wound with some aprons that took him.

The paramedics arrived at the scene of the incident quickly and 38 minutes later they were already operating the congresswoman in the hospital. The bullet managed to get out of the skull so the chances of survival are higher.

The doctors indicate that although each patient and wound are different, 2 out of 3 patients with a head injury do not live long enough to reach the hospital and be taken care of. The third that achieves it, only 50% survive more than 30 days.

The local newspaper The Arizona Republic published a statement of Daniel Hernández where the 20-year-old intern responded about the condition of Griffords: "Not having news is good news at this point."

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