A Kentucky teenager’s rapid thinking, in a life-threatening moment, led her to save the life of a gunshot victim. The teenager is now saluted for carrying out such a heroic act.
“I knew it was serious because when I saw him sitting on the sidewalk, I could see it in his eyes,” shared Adam Carter, the father of 16-year-old Nylaia Carter.
As seen on Atlanta Black Star, on the evening of August 31, after leaving her basketball practice, in Louiseville, Kentucky, the father and daughter duo drove by a man that looked to be in agonizing pain.
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“There was a man that was sitting in an upright position on the sidewalk, and I said, he doesn’t look good, and it looks like he’s been shot and Nylaia said stop,” continued Adam Carter.
Courier-Journal reported once they turned around and returned to the location of the unidentified man, where he sat next to his car, the Carters’ intuition proved to be real. The man was shot a few minutes before the two spotted him in distress, and he tried driving himself to the hospital, and couldn’t make it, due to the amount of blood loss.
Nylaia begged her dad to go back and when they turned around to check on the victim, he was covered in blood. The 16-year-old’s quick thinking and courageous heart possibly saved his life, as she approached the man with the intention to help him immediately.
“It’s protocol to say, ‘I’m Nylaia Carter, I’m trained to stop the bleeding, can I help you? and his response was yes,” said Nylaia.
The valiant Louisville teenager shared that she received the training from an emergency procedures class at the high school she attends, and the class also trains students to provide aid for other emergencies, such as stabbings, and seizures. She said she immediately pulled a sweatshirt out of her backpack and created a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.
Source: Teenager Becomes Hero After She Helped Save Gunshot Victim Minutes After He Was Shot
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