A Shenzhen citizen doing morning exercises performed CPR on an elderly man until the ambulance arrived, but unfortunately, the elderly man passed away. The family of the deceased expressed gratitude to the rescuer. Readers provided pictures.
Yesterday morning, in Lixiang Park in Nanshan District of Shenzhen, a seventy-year-old man collapsed in a public restroom. Many people came to his aid. Mr. Li, who was doing morning exercises, disregarded the vomit in the elderly man's mouth and performed CPR on him until the ambulance arrived. Unfortunately, the elderly man eventually passed away. Upon learning that many people had come to his rescue, the family, despite their grief, expressed thanks to the rescuers yesterday. A police officer involved in a 26 million yuan fraud case and maintaining multiple mistresses was attacked with a flying shoe during the trial.
An elderly man collapsed, and people used a ladder to rescue him.
At around 8:10 AM yesterday, Mr. Huang, a security guard on duty at the southwest side guard booth of Lixiang Park in Shenzhen, received an urgent call over his radio: a visitor had discovered an elderly man unconscious inside the men's restroom, asking him to quickly go and assist.
Mr. Huang rushed to the restroom and found the door already locked from the inside. Through the gap, he could see the elderly man’s head pressing against the door, making it impossible to enter from the outside. In an emergency, Mr. Huang brought a ladder, climbed into the restroom, opened the door, and carried the elderly man out. "At that time, the elderly man was kneeling inside the restroom, his head pressed against the door, and there was a lot of food vomited from his mouth; he had already lost consciousness." Mr. Huang said that many people exercising in the park also came to help.
Mr. Huang introduced that this elderly man was about seventy years old and was often seen running in the park early every morning.
Relay rescue moved citizens
At that time, Mr. Zhang, who was doing morning exercises, participated in the entire process of helping the elderly man. He told Southern Metropolis Daily reporters that everyone first carried the elderly man onto the floor inside the restroom. Subsequently, Mr. Li, who was also doing morning exercises, heard the news and came over. He thought the restroom floor was too cold and suggested carrying the elderly man outside. Everyone then carried the elderly man to the plastic mat in the park's fitness area for emergency treatment.
Mr. Li immediately performed artificial respiration on the elderly man. "At that time, the elderly man vomited, but Mr. Li didn't show any disgust and kept helping the elderly man perform artificial respiration until the ambulance arrived." Mr. Zhang was deeply moved by Mr. Li's actions.
Mr. Zhang said that Mr. Li is someone he met while playing shuttlecock together in the park. He only knows that Mr. Li surnames Li and doesn't know his full name. Southern Metropolis Daily reporters contacted Mr. Li, but Mr. Li politely declined the reporter's request for a face-to-face interview. He said that what he did was nothing special, it was all he should do. "When I got there, the elderly man had been carried out for a few minutes. He was only wearing a sweatshirt, still sweating, and there were a lot of food residues in his mouth." Mr. Li said that at the time, he asked if anyone on the scene knew first aid, but no one did. So, based on his knowledge of first aid, he first removed the food residues from the elderly man's mouth to prevent them from blocking the trachea, and then performed artificial respiration on the elderly man. Due to the urgency, there were still many food residues around the elderly man's mouth, but Mr. Li didn't hesitate and directly performed artificial respiration on the elderly man. "I didn't think much about it at the time. If a few breaths could save the elderly man's life, it would be worth it."
The elderly man passed away, and the family expressed gratitude.
In the emergency department of Nanshan People's Hospital responsible for the rescue, Southern Metropolis Daily reporters learned that despite the relay rescue efforts by many people, the elderly man ultimately passed away regretfully.
The family of the elderly man said that the elderly man was 75 years old and had the habit of morning exercises. The police station contacted the family of the elderly man through a shopping card found on him. When the family arrived at the hospital, the elderly man had already passed away. After learning that many people had helped the elderly man, the family was very grateful. "Everyone has done their best, thank you to these good people."
After learning about the death of the elderly man, Mr. Li felt very sorry. "It's too unfortunate. If we had discovered it earlier and started the rescue earlier, the life of the elderly man might have been saved."
Southern Metropolis Daily reporter Liu Chunlin, Hu Jianbin