On the afternoon of February 16, 2025, the Economic Development Zone Emergency Station of the Beijing Emergency Center received an order from the Dispatch and Command Center. "A female resident in a certain residential area suddenly fainted at home, and her condition is critical, requiring immediate rescue." Ambulance crew members Zhang Chi, Guo Yuanyuan, and Wang Yuexin promptly set off for the scene. On their road, the crew doctor Zhang Chi urgently contacted persons at the scene, while comforting the anxious family members. She inquired in detail about the patient’s condition and guided the family in performing self-rescue measures.
Upon arrival at the scene, the crew quickly brought the necessary emergency equipment to the patient’s side. The emergency personnel rapidly assessed the situation and determined that the patient had lost consciousness, with both breathing and cardiac function having ceased. In the face of this sudden emergency, the rescue team immediately initiated life-saving measures, including cardiac monitoring, tracheal intubation, chest compressions, and establishing an intravenous route. With the team working in perfect harmony, the patient’s heartbeat was eventually restored. Subsequently, Zhang Chi briefed the family on the patient’s condition, and with their consent, the team swiftly and safely transferred the patient onto the ambulance to be rushed to the nearest hospital for further emergency treatment.
During the transfer, the emergency personnel closely monitored the patient’s condition, remaining prepared to respond to any potential emergencies, while simultaneously establishing a green channel with the destination hospital to secure precious time for the next phase of treatment. Upon arrival at the hospital, the team promptly completed the handover with the medical staff before finally departing with assurance.
Health tips from Beijing 120: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency technique used at the scene of cardiac or respiratory arrest to create temporary artificial circulation and respiration through chest compressions and artificial ventilation. This method sustains vital organs such as the heart and brain, thereby improving the success rate of resuscitating patients from cardiac arrest. Within 4 to 6 minutes after the heart stops, irreversible damage begins to occur in the cerebral cortex, and after more than 10 minutes, most of the brain tissue will have died. The ultimate goal of CPR is to restore brain function, that is, to achieve full cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation. The key to successful cerebral resuscitation is to begin CPR within 4 minutes of cardiac arrest, commonly known as the "golden four minutes." Timely and standardized implementation of CPR can significantly increase the success rate of resuscitation.
