A man said he used what little medical experience he had to help someone clearly in need.
Will Geraci said he isn't a trained medical professional, but he knew he had to help where he could when a man was stabbed outside his store Wednesday afternoon.
DENVER — Cherry Creek businesses said the Fillmore Plaza is usually a quiet part of the neighborhood.DPD said two men had engaged in a verbal argument, before one of them stabbed the other. Police said the victim was with a woman at the time and the suspect drove off in his vehicle with another person inside."We heard some commotion on Fillmore, came out to look as I looked out the door, I saw a car pulling away with two men shouting and another man on the ground," he recalled.
Geraci said he ran back into the shop to grab his first aid kit. He said despite a lack of medical training, he knew what to do until professional help arrived. "I have no formal training, first aid, at all," Geraci said."It was more like, stab wound, we have a med kit, we have gauze, bleed stop. We’ve all cut ourselves pretty badly here, given it's a knife store. I knew what supplies we did have and knew it would at least help, and to put pressure until someone shows up, if it’s a really deep wound."
Geraci said about 10 to 15 minutes passed before paramedics arrived. He said there were nearly a dozen police cars and several firetrucks on scene."Yeah, if someone’s bleeding in the street and you have medical supplies, help them. It’s pretty simple," Geraci said.
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