Kellyanne's story
Kellyanne O'Niell had not even completed her first aid at work* course when she was called upon to put her skills into action.
Just half way through her course, which was arranged by Kilcooley Women's Education Group, Kellyanne was walking home when she found herself faced with an emergency.
A youngster on the street had fallen into broken glass. Describing the situation, Kellyanne said: "I noticed she fell on some glass, and when she got up, I spotted a big wound starting at the thumb and finishing at the finger beside the baby finger. I started applying pressure straight away and sent someone to grab my first aid stuff from my house.
Boosting confidence
She continued: "I phoned an ambulance and gave the lady every last detail that she wanted to know. I got another person to keep an eye out for the ambulance. The young girl was flopping everywhere. I was scared she was not going to respond to me. I held her hand above the heart so that the blood could at least stop a little bit.
"Once the person came back with the bandage, the ambulance was there. The paramedic got me to hold a torch for him while he bandaged the wound. Once she was all bandaged up, I helped her onto the seat in the ambulance and she was taken to hospital."
Margaret Pridgen, the British Red Cross trainer who had been teaching Kellyanne, was full of praise for her swift action. She said:"I think this is quite an achievement for this young girl. I have really seen her confidence grow during the training and am delighted she had the poise to be able to cope with the situation and put her new skills into practice."
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*Kellyanne completed her course in Northern Ireland. The first aid at work course in Northern Ireland last 4 days, in the mainland UK the first aid at work course lasts three days.