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Nurse answers a station appeal and gives CPR to a man who collapsed at Urumqi station

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A man collapsed at a railway station in Urumqi, China. A nurse answered the station's appeal for medical help and gave first aid for around 20 minutes.

Key Lessons

  • The station broadcast an appeal for medical staff, and a nurse came forward straight away.
  • She gave first aid for around 20 minutes until the man's breathing and pulse returned faintly, and then handed him over to the ambulance team.
  • General guidance: stations, malls and event venues can ask on the public address system for a doctor or nurse. Call 112 or 108 at the same time.
  • General guidance: push about 5 to 6 cm deep, 100 to 120 times a minute, and use an AED if one is nearby.

What Happened

At a high-speed railway station in Urumqi, Xinjiang, a man suddenly collapsed and fell unconscious. The station broadcast an appeal for medical personnel, and a nurse who was off duty joined the staff and gave him CPR. After around 20 minutes of first aid the man regained faint spontaneous breathing and a pulse. When the ambulance arrived she handed him over, says Hi China.

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