In the Spotlight

Ms Anju, Ms Lourdes and Ms Bermoy had knocked off from work and were at NE17 Punggol Station, when they saw an elderly man who was bleeding and lying on the floor.

Ms Anju rushed over without hesitation to check his breathing and pulse. She realised that his breathing was weak and she was unable to feel a pulse. Ms Anju immediately started performing CPR on the elderly man, whilst Ms Bermoy called for an ambulance. Ms Lourdes attended to the elderly man’s wounds, applying pressure to stop the bleeding with the emergency kit provided by station staff.

The station staff then took over CPR. while Ms Anju refused to rest and started checking the man’s pulse instead. Fortunately, the man’s pulse was back, although he was still unconscious.

The trio only left after ensuring that the elderly man was in good hands of the SCDF.

Ms Bermoy and Ms Anju receiving the Caring Commuter Award 2021 from Minister of Transport S Iswaran at National Kindness Award - Transport Gold 2021 held on 1 Dec 2021.
Photo: Singapore Kindness Movement

The Caring Commuter Award recognises commuters who have demonstrated acts of care to others in need during their daily commute on public transport.

Jointly launched by the Public Transport Council and Singapore Kindness Movement in 2019, the award is presented as part of the Caring SG Commuters movement.