The police are appealing to the public to assist in the search to find a woman who performed first aid to a victim of a stab wound found outside a nightclub in Vancouver.
At around 2 AM, there was a report of 2 groups of men who were involved in a dispute near a taxi stand situated at the Plaza of Nations when the fight started.
Crime scene
At the scene of the fight, there were 3 men in their 20s who sustained stab wounds and one of the men, a 25-year old Hansen Jia Chen died. Before the arrival of the police or paramedics on the area, there was an unidentified woman who identified herself as a BCIT nursing practicum student. She performed first aid care to Chen.
The second victim, a 23-year old man was given treatment in a healthcare facility. The third man who appeared at Burnaby General Hospital a few hours after the incident also had stab wounds. He was transferred to the Royal Columbian Hospital for treatment of severe, but non-life-threatening injuries.
The police are interested in speaking to the woman who assisted Chen as a witness to the altercation. So far, the police reported that they are unable to identify her and appealing to the public hoping that she will come forward.
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Learn how to help by enrolling in a first aid and CPR course and for more information, check out these sources:
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/first-aid-basics-and-drsabcd
https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-cpr/basics/art-20056600
https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/cardiopulmonary-resuscitation-cpr-treatment