Junior doctor Jeeves Wijesuriya, the first to respond to the recent attack on Westminster, reportedly wasn't even on duty the day he performed emergency treatment on two of injured victims.
Believed to be of Sri Lankan origin, Jeeves said he entered the police cordon to attend to PC Palmer and the attacker. "I heard the screaming so ran to help and the police ran me in," he stated in an interview. He said emergency services and police were "incredible as we tried to save both the officer and the assailant. We spent some time trying to resuscitate them both." His bravery was commended by Tory MP Tobias Ellwood. Fellow medic and surgeon Simon Fleming complimented him on Twitter with a tweet saying, "Chairman of the junior doctors committee doing his job as responder. Patients first. #Proud." President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Neena Modi said, "We're proud of you and everyone who stepped up. All sympathies with those affected by yet another senseless tragedy."
NHS medics from nearby St Thomas Hospital who responded to the atrocities have been applauded for running from the hospital to rush to help the wounded. A spokesperson of the British Medical Association said all the emergency services involved in the "tragic incident showed immense dedication and bravery. Our thoughts go out to the victims and their families at this difficult time."
