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ArticleSoldiers commended by Canadian police for saving stab victim
Five soldiers from 4 Logistic Support Regiment have been commended for saving a stab victim's life in Canada by ingeniously using credit cards to treat his chest wounds.
The five soldiers from the Abingdon-based unit were serving in Canada over the summer taking part in training for Afghanistan.
One night they witnessed a serious bar brawl in the city of Calgary where a male civilian was stabbed repeatedly about the body. Immediately recognising the life-threatening nature of his chest wounds the British soldiers intervened and, using their operational medical training, managed to stabilise him by using credit cards to treat his sucking chest wounds.
