position she was in, she was vulnerable to asphyxiation just because she could have choked on her own blood from the wound. i propped her had up against my chest and started applying pressure to her wound to prevent blood loss. your training, what was the extent of your training to be able to know what to do? very the most basic you can get really are. in high school, i did a training program as a certified nursing assistant, as a phlebotomist, so i was able to get just the most basic first aid and triage. tell me about your new boss. um, actually, i have known gaby for some time. i started in 2008 on her congressional campaign as an intern. so she wasn t my new boss, she is a old friend. she is someone who i have known for, like i said, years. in 2010, i had the opportunity to work with her again this time, i was working as a campaign manager for a local legislative district representative and his district is within her congressional district. so when she retained her seat,
in the position she was in, she was vulnerable to asphyxiation, just because she could have choked on her own blood from the wound. so i propped her up against my chest and started applying pressure to her wound to prevent blood loss. what was the extent of your training to be able to know what to do? the most basic you can get, really. in high school i did a training program as a certified nursing assistant as a phlebotomist, so i was able to get just the most basic first aid and triage. tell me about your new boss. actually, i ve known gabby for some time. i started in 2008 on her congressional campaign as an intern. so she wasn t my new boss, she s an old friend. she s someone whom i ve known for years, in 2010, i had the opportunity to work with her again. this time, i was working as a campaign manager for a local legislative district representative and his district is within her congressional district, so when she retained
started to apply pressure to her wound but before i did that, i lifted her up because in the position she was in, she was vulnerable to asphyxiation just because she could have choked on her own blood from the wound. i propped her had up against my chest and started applying pressure to her wound to prevent blood loss. your training, what was the extent of your training to be able to know what to do? very the most basic you can get really are. in high school, i did a training program as a certified nursing assistant, as a phlebotomist, so i was able to get just the most basic first aid and triage. tell me about your new boss. um, actually, i have known gaby for some time. i started in 2008 on her congressional campaign as an intern. so she wasn t my new boss, she is a old friend. she is someone who i have known for, like i said, years. in 2010, i had the opportunity to work with her again this time, i was working as a campaign manager for a local
given this tragedy, all logical precautions are in place to best ensure the safety of other public officials. in times of tragedy you think first about the victims. six people killed in this case including a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl. you think about the 14 wounded. you also think about and celebrate the heroes. with us now, one of the heroes who helped gabrielle giffords after she was hurt. daniel hernandez is one of the congresswoman s interns who had been on the job less than a week. he s with jessica yellin in tucson. daniel hernandez, before becoming an intern was trained as a phlebotomist and a certified nursing assistant. it s a good thing. you were there during this unspeakable horror, but you snapped into action. tell us what happened when the gunshots rang out? when i heard the gunshots and i heard someone yell out gun i was 30 to 40 feet away. i was in the back of the line
with us now, one of the heroes who helped gabrielle giffords after she was hurt. daniel hernandez is one of the congresswoman s interns who had been on the job less than a week. he s with jessica yellin in tucson. daniel hernandez, before becoming an intern was trained as a phlebotomist and a certified nursing assistant. it s a good thing. you were there during this unspeakable horror, but you snapped into action. tell us what happened when the gunshots rang out? when i heard the gunshots and i heard someone yell out gun i was 30 to 40 feet away. i was in the back of the line trying to sign people in, make sure everyone had the opportunity to speak with the congresswoman. i couldn t see directly what was going on, so i had to run over to where the congresswoman and her staff were. and you saw her bleeding? when i approached the congresswoman and her immediate staff, i noticed that there were a few people who were down. the first thing i did was try to