At around 10:30 AM yesterday morning, Zhao Jin received two phone calls from his younger brother Zhao Feng. In the first call, Zhao Feng said that his son was having convulsions and needed to go to the hospital. In the second call, Zhao Feng informed him that he and his wife also felt weak all over. After receiving the distress call, when Zhao Jin tried to call back, no one answered the phone. Realizing something serious had happened, he quickly drove to his brother's rented apartment and called the police for help.
Around 10:00 AM yesterday morning, Zhao Jin and his wife, who live in Huayang, were out enjoying themselves. At about 10:30 AM, Zhao Jin received a call from his younger brother Zhao Feng. Zhao Feng said in the call, "My son (Xiao Qiang) is not feeling well and is having some convulsions."
Zhao Feng asked his brother to drive and take Xiao Qiang to the hospital, but since both Zhao Jin and his wife were in Huayang, Zhao Jin instructed Zhao Feng over the phone to take a taxi and send the child to the hospital. At around 10:35 AM, Zhao Jin received another call from Zhao Feng. This time, the breathing of his brother on the other end of the line was rapid, and his voice weak, "Brother, I feel weak all over, come and save us."
After receiving his brother's distress call, realizing it might be carbon monoxide poisoning, Zhao Jin suddenly said, "Quickly open the windows, I'm coming right away." Without further thought, he called his wife and they immediately set off, driving quickly to his brother's house. Along the way, Zhao Jin prepared to call and ask what had happened, but the phone was no longer answered. At 10:48 AM, Zhao Jin and his wife arrived at the door of his brother's home in Shi Yang Chang.
The door was tightly closed, and outside, Zhao Jin heard the cries of his sister-in-law and nephew but could not open the door. He then mobilized the surrounding neighbors to find the landlord for the key, while also calling the police for help. A few minutes later, the firemen who arrived promptly entered through the window, rescuing the nephew lying on the bed and the couple lying on the ground. After providing oxygen on site via the 120 emergency services, the three were immediately rushed to the emergency department of Chengdu First People's Hospital for treatment.
At 2:30 PM yesterday afternoon, at Chengdu First People's Hospital, after undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Zhao Feng’s family of three were pushed out of the hyperbaric oxygen chamber. The Chengdu Business Daily reporter saw in the medical records that all three were diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning. According to the emergency doctor, fortunately, they were discovered in time; if it had been just a few minutes later, the three would have been in mortal danger.
The Chengdu Business Daily reporter saw at the hospital that Mrs. Li, Zhao Feng's wife, was still in poor physical condition, vomiting continuously. Zhao Feng and his 10-year-old son Xiao Qiang were in slightly better condition. Zhao Feng recalled that yesterday morning, he and his wife took showers first, followed by their son. However, when Xiao Qiang finished taking a shower and was getting dressed, he suddenly collided with the wall, then lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Regarding the cause of the accident, Zhao Feng analyzed, "It is estimated that when my son boiled water, he did not turn off the gas completely. Additionally, the water heater used for bathing probably leaked gas as well."
Chengdu Business Daily reporter Jia Xingpeng, intern Bai Yujie
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