and he held her hand too?...Glenn's such a nice guy

CFC-A engineer treats Belgian aircrew member during Afghanistan flight

KABUL COMPOUND, Afghanistan ––
Using his military experience and training, Air Force 1st Lt. Glenn Cameron rendered first aid to an injured Belgian airman during an inflight emergency in November.
Cameron, a civil engineer with Combined Forces Command – Afghanistan, boarded the C-130 Hercules aircraft at Kabul International Airport en route to the Mazir-e-Sharif regional command construction site in northern Afghanistan.
During the flight, a Belgian air flight security crew member fell and sustained injuries including abrasions and a possible leg fracture. Cameron saw the Belgian crew was gathered around its downed crew member behind a cargo pallet and knew something was wrong by the crew’s tense behavior. The lieutenant grabbed his first-aid bag and headed for the back of the aircraft. Once in place, the crowd backed away and let him get to work. “There were some language barriers, but I was able to determine the problem by her reaction to probing the injured area,” said Cameron.“They pointed to her knee, so I cut the leg of her uniform off to see what the damage was,” said Cameron. “It was swollen up like a grapefruit and lacerated.” He then cleaned the injured areas and splinted the leg. The mission was canceled and the aircraft returned to Kabul International Airport where the airman was taken to the International Security Assistance Force compound hospital for medical care. “We put her on a stretcher, and the crew strapped her in. I stayed with her throughout the rest of the flight,” said Cameron. “She was squeezing my hand for the first 20 minutes or so and then finally settled down.” “I was impressed with Lieutenant Cameron’s quick reaction – he saw there was a problem and didn’t hesitate to take action,” said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Theresa Thurlow, of the Office of Military Cooperation – Afghanistan. “He is a qualified (emergency medical technician), and we were fortunate to have him with us.” The lieutenant was reluctant to share his experience and said he was just glad that he could help the Belgian airman.
“She was fine, smiling and talking. (She was) in great shape (when I last saw her),” he said. Cameron is a civil engineer currently deployed to Afghanistan from the 45th Civil Engineer Squadron, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. He is part of a team that oversees the construction of the Afghan National Army’s Regional Command bases. These bases are being built by the Coalition to accommodate the 70,000-man army being recruited and trained in Afghanistan.

Story and photo by Air Force 1st Lt. J. Elaine Hunnicutt Combined Forces Command – Afghanistan Public Affairs, Freedom Watch, 23 Jan 2004