Re: Daniel Hernandez, gay 20 Year old intern, may have saved Gabrielle Giffords' life with first aid

Tommy,

Truly an amazing story and thank God he was there and thought quickly/
clearly. However, I'm curious why you felt the need to highlight his
being gay? I don't see it as part of the 'story' nor is it mentioned
in the article you cited.

On Jan 10, 10:02 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Daniel Hernandez, gay 20 Year old intern, may have saved Gabrielle
> Giffords' life with first aid
>
> Daniel Hernandez had been U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' intern for
> five days when she was shot Saturday outside Tucson.
>
> The junior at the University of Arizona was helping check people in at
> the "Congress on Your Corner" event when he heard gunfire. He was
> about 30 feet from the congresswoman. When the shots began, he ran
> toward them.
>
> "I don't even know if the gunfire had stopped," he said Saturday night
> as he kept a vigil at the University Medical Center cafeteria,
> gathered near a TV watching tributes and getting updates.
>
> When the shots began that morning, he saw many people lying on the
> ground, including a young girl. Some were bleeding. Hernandez said he
> moved from person to person checking pulses.
>
> "First the neck, then the wrist," he said. One man was already dead.
> Then he saw Giffords. She had fallen and was lying contorted on the
> sidewalk. She was bleeding.
>
> Using his hand, Hernandez applied pressure to the entry wound on her
> forehead. He pulled her into his lap, holding her upright against him
> so she wouldn't choke on her own blood. Giffords was conscious, but
> quiet.
>
> Ron Barber, Giffords' district director, was next to her. Hernandez
> told a bystander how to apply pressure to one of Barber's wounds.
>
> Barber told Hernandez, "Make sure you stay with Gabby. Make sure you
> help Gabby."
>
> Hernandez used his hand to apply pressure until someone from inside
> Safeway brought him clean smocks from the meat department. He used
> them to apply pressure on the entrance wound, unaware there was an
> exit wound. He never let go of her.
>
> He stayed with Giffords until paramedics arrived. They strapped her to
> a board and loaded her into an ambulance. Hernandez climbed in with
> her. On the ride to the hospital, he held her hand. She squeezed his
> back.
>
> When they arrived at the hospital, Hernandez was soaked in blood. His
> family brought him clean clothes because the FBI took his for
> evidence.
>
> He waited at the hospital while she went into surgery. He needed to
> tell police what had happened. He overheard people walking by talking
> about how Giffords had died. He also heard this on NPR. Later, he
> learned she had lived.
>
> "I was ecstatic," he said. "She was one of the people I've looked up
> to. Knowing she was alive and still fighting was good news. She's
> definitely a fighter, whether for her own life, or standing up for
> people in southern Arizona."
>
> The fact that Hernandez was nearby and able to react quickly probably
> saved Giffords' life, said state Rep. Matt Heinz, D-Tucson, and a
> hospital physician. He talked to Hernandez at the hospital after the
> shooting.
>
> Eight hours after the shooting, Hernandez stood with Giffords' friends
> and staff and told them what had happened. The tall, strong
> 20-year-old said, "Of course you're afraid, you just kind of have to
> do what you can."
>
> They hugged and thanked him. Later, he sat with his mom and sisters
> and told them about his friends and the staffers who had died that
> day.
>
> "You just have to be calm and collected," he said. "You do no good to
> anyone if you have a breakdown. . . . It was probably not the best
> idea to run toward the gunshots, but people needed help."
>
> Read more:http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/09/20110109daniel-hern...
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy

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