is it is nice to see something nice come out of politics. what happened on the field went beyond politics. for you to live through something like that and do what you did on the field. when i learned from williams yesterday and the kid mika who got hit in the leg. zack barth and matt mika. that s the guy you put the tourniquet on. you were helping to keep him safe in a moment like that. that goes beyond any political implications. how are you doing after what you went through on that field? i thank god for all of the things that transpired that prevented me from being another victim. from being able to speak with you this morning. i m sure a lot of other congress members are thinking the same
between you and shores. first of all, tell me about that day, and coming to roseann s aid? that s a day that i ll definitely never forget. it all happened so quickly, and instantaneously. i was just a spectator down there, with my roommates and a couple friends. and at a time when the bombs went off, i was with only one of my friends. he and i were separated by the blast, just tlub the chaos of everything. and after the second bomb went off, i initially made my way away from the bombings, but then something came over me and brought me towards roseann. and that s where i found her on the side of boston street. roseann, it s clear that he means so much to you. but when he first helped you, and put the tourniquet on, do you remember, were you still in shock? i m sure i was in shock, because it was just such a jolt
i heard the familiar sound of sirens, which was good, looked up and down boylston street and i saw two fire engines and a medic truck coming towards us. immediately scooped up the child, told michael, no matter what, don t let go of the tourniquet. then we ran in unison down the street, i guess with the father and the son following. didn t notice michael ended up staying and talking to them afterwards to calm them down. so you re running holding jane and michael michael is running with me holding the tourniquet on, just to keep it cinched down, because it s a belt. it s not designed for that kind of pressure and tension. so, yeah, he had to run with me hp piz job was to hold the tourniquet and i was just supporting her weight while he held that down. so i mean it was crucial. like, without him or i, it wouldn t have worked. it couldn t have been done with one person. like, you can t. both of us had to be there at that time and able to do what we did. ran back to the scene. i get
up standing there talking to them to calm them down. you re running, holding jane and michael is holding the tourniquet on. just to keep it cinched down. it s a belt, not ddor that kind of pressure. he had to run with me. his job was to hold the tourniquet and i was just supporting her weight while he held that on. it was crucial. like without him or i, it wouldn t have worked. it couldn t have been done with one person. you needed both of us to be there at that time. and able to do what we did. ran back to the scene. again, i get upon another child that i see cpr is in progress. i didn t know who was doing i get up to the child and notice it s a boy. couldn t have been more than 8, 10 years old, small child. severe injuries as well. lower extremities. and abdominal. so i moved my way to the head. at this time there s some medical presence on scene.
and michael is running with me holding the tourniquet on. just to keep it cinched down because it s a belt, it s not made it s not designed for that kind of pressure and that kind of tension. so yeah, he had to run with me. his job was to hold the tourniquet and i was just supporting her weight while he held that on. it was crucial. like without him or i, it wouldn t have worked. it couldn t have been done with one person. you can t. you needed both of us had to be there at that time and able to do what we did. i ran back to the scene. i get upon another child who i noticed that cpr s in progress. i don t know who was doing it but i did notice that cpr was being done. got up to the child, i notice it s a boy. could have been between 8 and 10 years old, small little child, severe injuries as well, lower extremities and abdominal. so i moved my way to the head. at this time, there is some medical personnel on scene so there s a first in bag, an emt or basic bag, and i administere