The family member of Guangzhou resident Uncle Chen (assumed name) recently experienced an emotional roller coaster due to Uncle Chen suffering a sudden cardiac arrest on the walkway of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
Luckily, a medical staff member who was on the way to get the takeaway immediately found abnormalities and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for Uncle Chen. After that, medical staff from many departments rushed to the scene with first-aid equipment when they heard the news and took turns to do CPR. Finally, the patient is now out of danger, with stable vital signs.
(Source: The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine)
At around 1 pm on May 8, Uncle Chen arrived at the hospital for hemodialysis as usual. While passing through the corridor outside Building 6 of the outpatient clinic, he suddenly had a heart attack and collapsed on a stone bench.
Passers-by found Wu Xiaoxue, a nearby nurse from the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and told her “There’s a person sitting there like that. It’s strange. Please go and have a look.”
Wu Xiaoxue immediately stepped forward, seeing an old man leaning back uncontrollably, his eyes tightly closed, face cyanotic, and with no response to Wu’s calling.
“I immediately realized that the old man had a sudden cardiac arrest and needed emergency treatment,” Wu Xiaoxue recalled. She asked nearby cleaning staff and hospital security to seek urgent help from the Emergency Department.
At that moment, Xia Xintian, a doctor from the Department of Respiratory Medicine, was passing by with his lunch. He immediately put down the takeaway and took turns with Wu Xiaoxue to do CPR for the elderly. Then, the medical staff in different departments responded quickly in just a few minutes.
Nearly 15 minutes later, Uncle Chen regained his breathing and heart rate. Subsequently, the MDT (Multi-disciplinary Treatment) team sent him to the emergency room for further examination and treatment.
The patient was diagnosed with acute inferior myocardial infarction and coronary interventional surgery was needed.
“Currently, the patient's vital signs are relatively stable, with stable heart rate and breathing,” said Lin Xinfeng, Director of the Department of Critical Care Medicine.
Having learned about the thrilling process, the patient’s son, Mr. Chen (assumed name), was emotional and said, “I’m very afraid if this happened to him on the street or in the car, could he still be rescued or would he have left us? So I'm really grateful!”
Author | Hannah, Yao Jingsen (intern)
Editor | Wing, Steven, Will, Jerry
