Rider saved by off-duty Walsall A&E nurse
An off-duty nurse has been praised for her quick actions which probably saved the life of a cyclist.
The nurse found the rider lying on the street at Bentley Road, South Darlaston, just before 9.15pm last night.
It is still not clear what happened to the cyclist but a rapid response vehicle, ambulance, paramedic and a trauma doctor were all sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "When crews arrived, they found a car beside the cyclist but the exact details of what happened were not clear.
"By good fortune, an A&E charge nurse from Walsall Manor Hospital who also volunteers with the CARE team of emergency doctors and nurses arrived on the scene very soon after the incident.
"The nurse was able to free the man's airway and start assisting his breathing in the four minutes before ambulance staff arrived.
"The rider, who was not wearing a helmet, had suffered a potentially serious head injury."
The 24-year-old cyclist was anaesthetised at the scene before being taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
The man had a scan at the hospital before being taken to intensive care. His condition is described as not life-threatening.
