A high school student was honored by officials from her hometown in Maryland after she saved a man from a car crash wreckage while on her way to school.
Kelly Shields, a senior at Broadneck High School in Maryland was recognized at the Anne Arundel County Public School (AACPS) board meeting last week.
Shields, 17, has been taking classes at the Center of Applied Technology South for the past two years, where she is working towards her nursing and clinical-medical assistant certifications, Dede Keller of AACPS said during the meeting.
In late August, Shields was driving to CAT South when she heard a car crash and pulled over to investigate.
She found a man unconscious inside the crashed car. She pulled open the damaged car door and checked the man’s vitals when she found that he still had a pulse, Keller said.
When the victim regained consciousness, Shields asked the man questions to assess his condition while waiting for first-responders to arrive.
Upon arrival, first-responders saw Shields in her nursing student scrubs and assumed she was a nurse, Keller remarked.
‘She has always impressed me as being mature and responsible and just an outstanding member of our community from a very young age,’ District 5 Councilwoman Amanda Fiedler said during the meeting.
Kelly Shields, 17, was honored by officials from her hometown in Maryland after she saved a man from a car crash wreckage while on her way to school.
Shields received a Certificate of Appreciation from Anne Arundel County Police Department, in addition to citations from government officials
‘When I went into nursing, I always knew I wanted to do something to help people,’ Kelly Shields said during the meeting.
Kelly Shields has been taking classes at the Center of Applied Technology South for the past two years, where she is working towards her nursing and clinical-medical assistant certifications
Fiedler’s son has been classmates with Shields since kindergarten, the woman shared.
Shields received a citation from several government officials including Maryland Governor Wes Moore and the County Police Chief Amal Awad.
‘When I went into nursing, I always knew I wanted to do something to help people,’ Shields said during the meeting.
Shields was accepted to CAT South a week before the semester started, after being put on the waitlist, she shared.
‘I’m forever grateful for the skills that I learned and being able to put them into action,’ she said.
