Recently, the emergency crew of Dong Baizhan, Su Zidan, and Ning Xuechao at Tongzhou Emergency Center received a task from the 120 dispatch and command center. An old man fell to the ground on the side of the road and needed rescues urgently. The crew set off immediately after receiving the task. On the way, the doctor Dong Baizhan contacted the scene to inquire about the situation. The passers-by and family members said that the old man suddenly fell while walking. With many years of experience in pre-hospital rescue, Dong Baizhan judged that the patient might have cardiac arrest, and the ambulance rushed to the scene quickly.

After the team arrived, the emergency personnel quickly found out that the old man had lost consciousness and his breathing and heartbeat had stopped. Dong Baizhan immediately performed chest compressions for the patient. The nurse Su Zidan connected the ECG monitor. It showed that there was ventricular fibrillation and defibrillation was carried out. The emergency personnel gave the patient simple respirator ventilation and opened his intravenous access to give him intravenous adrenaline. After the crew's rescue with all-out efforts, the patient resumed spontaneous breathing and heartbeat.

Doctor Dong Baizhan immediately contacted the dispatch and command center to establish a green channel with the receiving hospital, and the ambulance sent the patient to the hospital safely for further treatment. After examination, the patient was diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction and has been discharged after treatment.

Here are some health tips from 120. When someone around you has an emergency, it is necessary to avoid being panic. At that time, you need to stay calm as much as possible and call 120 in time. If it is confirmed that the patient has cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation should be performed immediately to maintain blood supply and oxygen supply to important organs such as the heart and brain. If mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration cannot be performed for the patient, chest compression alone in the early stage is also effective, which could lay the foundation for subsequent rescue by professional medical personnel and save the patient’s life.