A hero nurse has been praised after saving a young boy's life mere weeks after undergoing a kidney transplant.
Shankill-woman Lorna McSwiggan-Martin jumped into action after her next-door neighbour, Finian Gallagher, ran to her home with a desperate plea to save his choking son Jack’s life. Lorna, who had previously suffered kidney failure, had been recovering from a kidney transplant operation that had taken place just five weeks ago.
Quick thinking Lorna immediately went into "auto-pilot" despite not having worked as a nurse for a couple of years due to her kidney issues. She asked her husband, Richard, to call for an ambulance before attempting the Heimlich manoeuvre on Jack, who had choked on spaghetti, which proved unsuccessful.
