PRAYERS FOR LISA
Colleagues rally as nurse fights for her life after head injury
A GOLD Coast nurse is fighting for her life in the very room where she worked to save others. Colleagues are keeping vigil for the former Gold Coast University Hospital emergency department nurse Lisa Davey (pictured) who last night remained in intensive care after she was found in her Arundel driveway suffering a blunt trauma to her head. “She means a lot to the emergency department. You could tell by the amount of tears shed for her, ’’ a co-worker said.
A GOLD Coast nurse is surrounded by her colleagues and family as she fights for her life in the very room where she worked to save others.
Former Gold Coast University Hospital emergency department nurse Lisa Davey remains in intensive care after suffering an unknown blunt trauma to her head Thursday night.
Mystery still surrounds the circumstances that led to Ms Davey being found critically injured and unresponsive by neighbours in the driveway of her Arundel home before 6pm, but the tragedy has rocked the tight-knit medical community.
Police are pursuing all leads surrounding Ms Davey’s personal life, including looking into people she may have been in contact with on Facebook marketplace to sell items from her recently deceased mother’s estate.
The 37-year-old, described as brilliant and passionate by those who knew her, was treated by her friends when she arrived at the emergency department on Thursday.
After working to stabilise her, colleagues and superiors sat with Ms Davey, stroking her hand as they waited for her family to arrive.
“She means a lot to the emergency department,” a colleague said. “You could tell today by the amount of tears that were shed for her.
“Our bosses even stayed with her late last night in ICU so she wouldn’t be alone until her brother arrived. As a nurse you wouldn’t want anyone else treating you.
“She knew exactly what she was doing and you never had to worry around her. She made all her patients feel safe and taken care of.”
Just hours before she was found unconscious, Ms Davey was readying herself for a new adventure in north Queensland, packing her last possessions and selling others online. She was set to start her job at Cairns hospital next week after the death of her mother, whom she had cared for and lived with.
A witness said before the accident the emergency nurse appeared to have been packing her car because there was a television, printer and basket on the driveway beside her.
Just a few hours later a passer-by found her lying beside her car with “blood in her mouth and squinted eyes”.
“She was very sick,” the witness who found her said.
“I tried to talk to her but she was unconscious.
“She was lying there alone. No one else was in the street.”
Ms Davey’s aunt, who arrived to check on the nurse’s beloved dogs, said the situation made little sense.
“Her mum just passed away so she was packing up all her stuff,” she said.
“She had no enemies that I know of. It’s all very unexpected.”
Neighbour Leone, who shared a duplex with Ms Davey, said she “only found out something had happened when the police knocked on my door”.
“I’d only spoken to her earlier that day so I’m really surprised and concerned as well.”
The Bulletin spoke to Ms Davey’s Callistemon Court neighbours who said crime was not uncommon in their neighbourhood.
The Bulletin understands the nurse was admitted to hospital with skull fractures and a brain bleed.
A statement from the university hospital said it was a difficult time for those that worked with her, “particularly those in our emergency department and intensive care unit, who are coming to terms with this news and who are providing medical care to their colleague”.
Police are appealing for anyone driving along Olsen Ave late on Thursday who may have recorded dashcam video footage to come forward or call CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000.