Two lifeguardsalong with a doctor, nurse who happened to be on the spot, but also residents in the area of Keramidi Magnesia, at Pelionthey were recruited as part of a rainfall to provide first aid to a 68 -year -old man who was seriously injured.
The two lifeguards, Maria Rafailidis and Ioanna Kartsiotis, along with the doctor, the nurse and the locals, fought to stop the unnecessary bleeding to the 68 -year -old injured, using… broomsticks, pillows, pillows.
Speaking to the newspaper “Tachidromos”, lifeguard Maria Rafailidis described the business set up in Keramidi last Saturday (23/08/2025), when shortly after 11pm, the rain broke out in the area, resulting in the rain.
The 68 -year -old slipped into the cobblestone, fell and broke his leg at the height of the tibia. The skin of the foot was torn and started to bleed.
A doctor and nurse who was accidentally at the festival rushed to give him first aid, and both lifeguards were alerted.
To be able to stabilize the unfortunate man’s foot, an improvised broomstick, pillow and shoe cords were used.
“The first thing we had to do was stop the bleeding. The injured man lost a large amount of blood. I asked a cloth to put on the wound. They brought me a blouse and tied the wound with a plastic bag. I asked for a wood. They brought me a broom pole, a pillow from a tavern chair and got the cords from the shoes wore the injured man and made an improvised splint, “the lifeguard Maria Rafaelidis described in the” Pachidromos “newspaper.
Was called the EKAB But the spot was rough, so he was taken with his hands by six fellow citizens in the cobblestone to pick him up in order to pick him up ambulance.
Even umbrella was used to protect the unfortunate man to protect against heavy rain.
The operation lasted almost an hour until the injured man was taken to the hospital.
According to information from the newspaper “Postadromos”, the only agricultural doctor who staffs the clinic in Keramidi is on sick leave after surgery in which he was undergoing and the post remains vacant at least the last week.