Fox swerved around him, pulled over, and raced to his side. “I didn’t want to move him because of possible spinal injuries, but the traffic was bumper to bumper with at least 10 oncoming cars,” she says. “I literally had just seconds to move him. I tried to pull him straight, but he was dead weight, and I threw my back out.”

The victim was moaning, unresponsive, and bleeding profusely. He had an extremely weak pulse and shallow breathing. Fox had a first-aid kit; she used gauze to clear away the blood and a barrier dam to hold down his tongue as she performed CPR while repeating, “Hold on, buddy, hold on.” She kept him alive for 10 minutes until an ambulance arrived.

“I was never involved in a trauma before,” Fox says. “In hospitals, you hit the button and the team comes running. I had that barrier and first-aid kit in three cars for 10 years and never needed it, but I would have helped without it. Blood can happen any day.”

Fox was so covered in blood that she “looked like a murderer,” and a bystander threw away her coat. The next day she was tested for HIV at occupational health.

Although Fox was fine, the motorcyclist sustained severe brain damage, multiple fractures, and internal bleeding. She visited him throughout his hospitalization, and the grateful family visits her monthly during his clinic appointments. “A lot of cars didn’t stop, but there’s always something you can do,” Fox says. “Seeing him recover is such a miracle.”