EMT Uses STOP THE BLEED® Training to Save a Man Struck by Subway Train
WPIX TV Channel 11 | January 21, 2025
Matthew Tirschwell has carried a medical kit around with him since he became a volunteer EMT in 1992 – but he’s never had to use a tourniquet until last Friday.
Tirschwell was getting off the subway at 86th Street in Manhattan while returning from a trip to Los Angeles when a man was struck by a train and his lower leg was cut off. Tirschwell jumped down to the tracks, put a tourniquet on the man, and waited for the fire department to come; the man survived his injuries thanks to Tirschwell’s life saving actions.
“This subway emergency is a reminder for everyday folks to take CPR and STOP THE BLEED® training courses,” Tirschwell said.
