When Shaycor heard about the blasts on the news, she immediately called up the police control room to offer her services. Within minutes, she was at SMS hospital's emergency ward. "I am trained to deal with such situations, though this was my first live experience in a tragedy she said. 

As part of her studies, Shaycor has worked as a medical volunteer in ambulances. In the third year of a four-year course in Disaster Management, she had been doing a voluntary service internship at a Pune- based non-government organisation. " After fin- ishing that job, I came to Jaipur on Monday and planned to leave tomorrow," she said.

Rajkumar Jaipal, a nursing staff member, told Hindustan Times, "When I saw the lady waiting and asked her what she wanted, she said she wished to help. She worked with us for the next four hours without resting."

Shaycor was soon bandaging wounds. "My idea was that the bleeding be checked, so that the condition of the victim remained stable. I did this by washing the wounds and putting bandages on them," she said. Another staffer said the Briton worked till past 1 am until the last patient to reach the emergency room had been given first aid and shifted to the ward. On Wednesday afternoon, Shaycor was back at the poly-trauma ward where patients from the previous night had been admitted.

"I admire the doctors, nurses and volunteers who worked through the night as a team," Shaycor said. "This is the best possible response to deal with such condemnable acts of terrorists," she said.

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