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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1446819" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>A young medical intern who happened to be at the MRT-3 Ayala Station during Tuesday&#x27;s freak accident shared what she did to help save the woman.In an interview on DZMM, Charlie Jandic said she already noticed the victim, Angeline Fernando, before the incident because she seemed to be going against the flow of people.&quot;Medyo napansin ko siya ng konti, kasi po first time ko bumaba sa Ayala Station so medyo nagpaiwan ako ng konti sa mga lumalabas para i-familiarize ko &#x27;yung sarili ko doon...Napansin ko na parang she went the other way. Hindi ko na pinansin kasi may guard naman sa unahan,&quot; she said.(I noticed her. It was my first time to get off at Ayala Station so I sort of stayed behind. I saw her going the other way. I ignored her because there was a guard in the area.)Just as she was about to go up the stairs, they heard a loud noise, as if someone was hit by the train.People then started shouting for help.According to Jandic, she first saw Fernando&#x27;s severed arm since she was in the area between the rails and the platform.Jandic immediately called the guards and instructed them to bring Fernando up the platform.She also looked for items she can use as a tourniquet for what&#x27;s left of Fernando&#x27;s arm.&quot;May nag-abot po ng cardigan, &#x27;yung parang sweater, tapos may isang pulis doon, inabot niya po &#x27;yung belt niya po. Ginawa kong tourniquet, tapos kinausap ko po siya, nagpakilala ako, nagpakilala din ako sa mga guard,&quot; Jandic said.(Someone gave me a cardigan, then one of the cops gave me his belt. I used it as a tourniquet then I talked to her, I introduced myself to her and to the guards.&quot;Jandic then told the guards to take the severed arm.&quot;So sabi ko dapat makuha &#x27;yung kamay kasi as far as amputated limbs go, in good condition &#x27;yung naputol niyang kamay...medyo maganda naman po &#x27;yung pagkaputol kaya may possibility na maibalik,&quot; she said.(So I told them to get the severed arm because as far as amputated limbs go, the arm was in good condition. There is a possibility it can be reattached.)Fernando&#x27;s arm has been <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/15/17/severed-arm-reattached-to-woman-in-mrt-accident">reattached</a> some 12 hours after the accident.&quot;Angeline&#x27;s arm is reconnected to her body. The bone, the nerve and vessels are reconnected,&quot; transportation undersecretary Cesar Chavez said Wednesday.For Jandic, it will take some time before Fernando can regain full use of her arm.&quot;It would take time po kasi magre-reconnect &#x27;yung naputol na ugat, na buto. It would also need therapy din po so hindi po siya agad-agad na magiging okay. Pero at least, intact naman po,&quot; she said.(It would take time because the veins and the bones have to reconnect. It would also need therapy, but at least her arm is intact.)Fernando experienced a dizzy spell after getting off at the MRT-Ayala Station northbound platform at around 2:35 p.m. Tuesday, causing her to fall into the track.The woman&#x27;s right arm got caught in a &quot;coupler&quot; or link between two trains.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/14/17/babae-nahulog-sa-riles-ng-mrt-naputulan-ng-braso">Babae, nahulog sa riles ng MRT; naputulan ng braso</a></li></ul>

A young medical intern who happened to be at the MRT-3 Ayala Station during Tuesday's freak accident shared what she did to help save the woman.

A young medical intern who happened to be at the MRT-3 Ayala Station during Tuesday's freak accident shared what she did to help save the woman.