A nurse and two midwifery students have been praised for their "outstanding actions" to help a man suffering a suspected heart attack on a train just outside Portadown Station.
NHS Nurse Jennifer Madden and Midwifery students, Karen Keeley and Paula Holland, came to the assistance of the passenger during the incident on Monday, September 13.
They administered First-Aid and stayed with the passenger until he was transported to hospital.
Hilton Parr, Translink’s Head of Rail Customer Services, described their actions as “outstanding” and “a credit to the NHS and Queen's University”.
“The quick actions and caring approach of these NHS staff and our on-train Conductor, Jonathan Atkinson, helped a passenger receive the urgent treatment he required,” the Translink worker added.
The passenger is recovering well and has returned to work, Translink confirmed in an update on December 9.
Translink wished him a speedy recovery and again thanked Jennifer, Paula and Karen for volunteering their services.
A Translink said: “Jennifer, Karen and Paula started using public transport as part of the NHS Free Travel for essential workers scheme which was introduced in March 2020, and today they continue to use rail services to get to and from work.
“As a token of our gratitude, we have offered the three nursing staff a complimentary return trip for two on the Enterprise to Dublin.”
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