Meanwhile, a driver had moved one of the injured men to the pavement. The other man s leg was stuck under the motorbike. With the first-aid kit by their side, the three girls, all aged 16, first assessed the injuries of the man on the pavement. He was moaning and appeared to be in quite a bit of pain. He was bleeding from his left palm and had abrasions on his elbows. He also had a laceration on his forehead, Zoe recalled.
The girls sterilised his wounds and stemmed the bleeding.
Added Jill: We also noticed his arm was at an awkward angle and suspected there could be a fracture. We advised him to keep still so the injury would not be aggravated.
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All height-based outdoor educational activities will remain suspended until a review by the Ministry of Education (MOE) is complete, Education Minister Lawrence Wong told Parliament yesterday.
MOE will share its findings and recommendations when the review is done.
He could not comment on the specifics of the incident on Feb 3 that led to the death of 15-year-old Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) student Jethro Puah, as the police are still investigating the cause of death.
Mr Wong was responding to Mr Vikram Nair (Sembawang GRC), who had asked for an update on the investigation and whether there were any lessons to be learnt to reduce the risk of serious accidents when students take part in higher-risk activities.
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Ms Raybe Oh Siew Huey is now in a high- dependency ward. TNP PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
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The woman who dashed into the fiery car wreck in Tanjong Pagar, in an attempt to save her boyfriend and their four friends, is out of intensive care, said Singapore General Hospital (SGH) yesterday.
Ms Raybe Oh Siew Huey, 26, is currently in a high dependency ward and is stable and conscious, the hospital added.
The former Singapore Airlines air stewardess sustained burns on 80 per cent of her body and had been fighting for her life since the accident on Feb 13, the second day of Chinese New Year.
Singapore News - A construction company director died last week after he fell through an opening in the floor of a semi-detached house that was undergoing addition and alteration works. The 53-year-old permanent resident was overseeing construction work at the two-storey house at 38. Read more at www.tnp.sg