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File photo dated 23/05/17 of emergency services at Manchester Arena after a bomb went off during an Ariana Grande concert. A further coroner s court hearing will be held later on Thursday ahead of the inquests into the deaths of the victims of the A 20-YEAR-OLD student paramedic has been hailed as a hero for his efforts in the emergency response on the night of the Manchester Arena terror attack. Ryan Billington put his training from university and work placements into practice as he began the initial triage of casualties from the explosion and took charge of transporting the injured to ambulances.
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Twenty-two people were killed in the terror attack at Manchester Arena during an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017 (AFP via Getty Images)
A student paramedic who began the initial triage of casualties on the night of the Manchester Arena terror attack has been hailed as a hero for his efforts in the emergency response.
Ryan Billington put his training from university and work placements into practice at the scene of the explosion in 2017, when he also took charge of transporting the injured to ambulances.
Mr Billington, who was 20 years old on the night of the attack, was one of a number of first aiders on shift at the venue when Salman Abedi detonated a suicide bomb at the end of an Ariana Grande concert.
Manchester Arena Inquiry: Ex-student s heroic first aid efforts
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image captionRyan Billington was a student paramedic at the time of the attack in 2017
A former student paramedic has been praised for his heroic efforts treating victims of the Manchester Arena bombing.
Ryan Billington, 20, helped causalities and took charge of transporting the injured to ambulances, a public inquiry into the 2017 attack heard.
Mr Billington was one of the first-aiders on shift at the venue.
However, he said his training from then-employers Emergency Training UK (ETUK) was non-existent .
Mr Billington told how he instead drew upon his own university training to assess casualties injuries and direct people to use makeshift stretchers.
Student medic tells how he treated casualties of the Arena bombing and became clinical lead at the scene
Ryan Billington, then 20, ended up taking charge of medical response until an advanced paramedic arrived
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Paramedic Ryan Billington gives evidence to the Manchester Arena bombing inquiry (Image: Manchester Arena Inquiry)
A student medic told the Manchester Arena bomb inquiry how he became the clinical lead organising the treatment of casualties moments after the blast.
Ryan Billington, then 20, was praised for his heroic efforts following the May 2017 terror attack which left 22 dead and hundreds more seriously injured.
Working at nights for a medical services contractor while at university, he was on duty at the arena when suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a huge device in his backpack.