How Heather Heyer died........a post from ItsGoingDown.
https://itsgoingdown.org/state-trooper-try-stop-medics-performing-cpr-heather-heyer/I was horrified and sickened and angered to read this compelling post.
As a queer, non-binary, anarchist, critical care RN/street medic who was the first responder for Heather Heyer, initiating CPR and, with a team of amazing bystanders, facilitating resuscitation until EMS arrived, I feel a compelling need to tell our story.
When we heard the car crash into our march, I was about 20 feet away from Heather, and I responded immediately to the screams for medics. I arrived to find bystanders holding c-spine traction on Heather’s neck and putting pressure on a deep leg wound to stop the bleeding, and I stopped to assist in controlling the bleed. Within a minute or two, Heather’s respirations slowed and stopped, she lost her pulse, we rolled her onto her back, and I began chest compressions. An EMT street medic provided respiratory supplies, and a bystander with medic training began respirations.
One of the critical aspects of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), which is the advanced form of CPR that trained medics provide, is maintaining chest compressions at an effective depth and speed, with no breaks in compressions. Providing effective chest compressions is exhausting, and to maintain effective compressions, we ideally provide compressions for only two minutes, and take turns with other medics.
In 90 degree heat, this is even more essential. I was horrified to discover, after two minutes of intense, exhausting chest compressions, that a state trooper had forcibly removed the EMT assisting me in resuscitation, as well as other bystanders ready in line for the next round of compressions. The EMT told the state trooper that we were actively resuscitating a patient, but the state trooper physically removed him from the scene anyway.
The rest at the link.
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Finally, I would like to state, as a very small, unarmed person who held ground against a very large, armed person giving me orders, with the power to arrest and physically harm me for refusing to follow those orders: NEVER try to come between a nurse and their patient. A bit like coming between a mama bear and their cubs. We do not abandon our patients. And, a note to fascists everywhere, good people will stand our ground. We will not abandon each other, we will not abandon marginalized communities, we will not back down. Even when you show up very large with guns and knives.
We will not back down. Power to the good! Rest in power, Heather. I will always remember your eyes.
Referring to the police officer aggressively trying to force this nurse from stopping CPR on Heather Heyer.
Finally, I would like to state, as a very small, unarmed person who held ground against a very large, armed person giving me orders, with the power to arrest and physically harm me for refusing to follow those orders: NEVER try to come between a nurse and their patient. A bit like coming between a mama bear and their cubs. We do not abandon our patients. And, a note to fascists everywhere, good people will stand our ground. We will not abandon each other, we will not abandon marginalized communities, we will not back down. Even when you show up very large with guns and knives.
We will not back down. Power to the good! Rest in power, Heather. I will always remember your eyes.
My suspicions are because every story on this traces back to the one source. There is no corroborating story that I can find. I'm a skeptic, need more than 1 source.
To replying by # to your #s
1. Author originally helped try to control the bleeding. Not her neck, head as others were there. The author wasn't in charge but assisting. Maybe they should've taken over, but it reads like they were only assisting. "An EMT street medic provided respiratory supplies, and a bystander with medic training began respirations."
We are also trained to not move people with potential spinal injuries until assessed and stabilized to prevent further injuries causing more issues like paralysis on death. Hence you don't simply manage the airway and roll them over to check their chest for injuries.
Airway, assess, stabilize spine before moving them further.
2. You say the author "watched her bleed out for 2 minutes". Maybe you missed the part about applying pressure to control the bleeding. And Airway, Breathing, Circulation. The author put pressure while someone else managed the airway. When breathing stopped, the author moved to help there and circulation via CPR, leaving the leg wound to another person.
I looked at your dhs link, looks like they were applying pressure as indicated, with hands, dressing, didn't get to step 3. As a RN of 40 odd yrs, I've applied pressure several times at accidents, never used a tourniquet but helped with pressure holding. Pre-universal precautions even. 
3. "a real critical care nurse, would never describe 'Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), as the advanced form of CPR'." Seriously? That's your complaint? Maybe you wouldn't, but thats a rather broad statement.
Yes, CPR and ACLS both use CPR, but maybe they dumbed down what they wrote for the common folk. Explained not using jargon. One of the critical aspects of acls is" maintaining chest compressions at an effective depth and speed, with no breaks in compressions". I won't bash anyone for saying ACLS " advanced form of CPR that trained medics provide", because that is also true. Yes, it's true of CPR, but also acls.
Your statement "maybe make themselves seem smarter" is cute. Unnecessary though. The lack of any other reports on this is enough to question its accuracy, no need to plan a "my creds are greater than yours".
4. Conflicting statements.
" If anything we can see the State Troopers establishing a perimeter to keep everyone back and allow those people providing aid to have the space they need to continue to help, clearing a path to facilitate egress and departure"
And
"they really don't care about the people rendering aid people"
On the one hand, troopers are providing aid givers space to give aid, on the other they really don't care. Thus seems conflicting to me.
5. Mandated reporters are for abuse or neglect. I'd like to see a link for what you claim, that this claimed interference needed reporting. Thank you, again.
To end, I agree that the story is suspicious. All links I can find on thus trace back to the same source, a red flag IMO. I think bystanders tried to save her but she was hurt too badly. It sucks, it happens. (Non-jargon there). The story is suspicious. Have you read anything official on cause of death?