Chen Xia would never go into the sea, no matter how hard he tried. Just look at him sitting in the cabin wearing a life jacket, and you will know how afraid he is of death.
But that didn't stop him from joining in the fun. Several young people jumped into the sea together to compete in swimming, which was a program that young people loved to watch.
Even a few elderly people on the other yacht leaned on the railing to watch the fun, waving to Chen Xia and the others from time to time, looking leisurely.
There were three young men on the other boat and four young men on Chen Xia's boat. The seven of them discussed it out and pointed to a small island not far away, and competed to see who could swim there first.
Suddenly, whistles were heard everywhere, of course, these came from the white people's boat. There was even a white-haired old man holding a wine glass in one hand and shouting something loudly.
What came out of Chen Xia's boat was the girls' uniform shouts: "Bai Yunjun, come on! Xie Liping, come on! Mo Yongfang, come on! Guo Musen, come on!"
Several young men in the sea were swimming vigorously. When they saw several white men leading, the old white man on the opposite boat screamed excitedly.
Chen Xia gave the old man a cold look, and it turned out to be a problem.
I saw an old man suddenly covering his chest with his hands, holding one hand on the railing, and lowering his head.
The people next to the old man hadn't noticed it yet, but Chen Xia, a doctor with many years of experience, saw that something was wrong. He waved vigorously at the yacht opposite, trying to remind them to pay attention to the old man.
As a result, the people on the other yacht thought Chen Xia was saying hello, so they waved their hands vigorously and responded politely.
Chen Xia was so angry that he cursed: "Stupid, look at this man, this man, fark, look at this man!"
At this time, the old man had begun to fall slowly, and several women next to him began to scream loudly. It was obvious that a medical emergency had occurred.
Chen Xia shouted, "Captain, get closer to that ship as fast as possible."
Chen Xia's boat was full of medical personnel, and everyone immediately understood what had happened on the opposite boat. They saw the white old man, who had just been shouting and screaming, suddenly lying on the ground. It was most likely that he had suffered a "stroke".
The captain was very experienced and the two ships were not far from each other. They came close to each other in less than a minute. Chen Xia didn't care about anything and jumped onto the other ship first.
Several women screamed, and Chen Xia quickly shouted, "Please move aside. We are doctors. Let us take a look."
Chen Xia knelt beside the old man. One look at his pale face and he knew that his heart and respiratory arrest had occurred. He felt his arterial pulse and found no pulse; he also felt his breathing and found no pulse.
Many of the doctors here were from the emergency department and were quite experienced. Chen Xia shouted, "Wang Jinfa, perform chest compressions immediately. The old man has no heartbeat or breathing."
Chen Xia ran back to his ship as fast as he could, took out an AED from the space and ran back immediately.
This type of AED is very common in public places in later generations, but in 1986 it was definitely a high-tech advanced product that no one had ever seen.
AED, the full name of which is automatic external defibrillator, is far better than chest compression and artificial respiration for patients with sudden cardiac death if AED can be used immediately.
Because for patients who die suddenly, their hearts are not actually in a straight line as shown on TV.
If the electrocardiogram is already flat, using an AED and then defibrillating it bang after bang is often useless.
When is the best time to use an AED? It is when ventricular fibrillation occurs, which is displayed as small waves on the electrocardiogram, not a straight line.
Ventricular fibrillation represents abnormal electrophysiological function of ventricular myocardium causing arrhythmia. At this time, if conditions permit, external defibrillation can be used to help restore the heart rhythm to normal, which is very effective.
Combined with opening the airway, uninterrupted chest compressions, and artificial respiration, the possibility of saving the sudden death patient is very high.
Of course, the premise of all this is that it must be implemented within the golden 5 minutes. If rescue is carried out after this time, even if the patient is rescued, irreversible damage to the brain will have occurred, or even the patient may become a vegetative state.
From the time Chen Xia discovered the old man fell to the ground to the time he ran to get the AED, it took no more than 3 minutes, which was very timely.
After applying the electrodes as quickly as possible, Chen Xia asked everyone to move aside. The AED he brought was a fully automatic type that would automatically analyze whether external defibrillation was needed. If necessary, the machine would automatically charge and discharge for defibrillation.
The old man didn't respond to the first defibrillation. Chen Xia continued to press and then told Wan Lu next to him, "Don't just stand there. I have epinephrine in my backpack. Give it an IV push right away."
The doctors and nurses nearby immediately took action.
The foreigners were so stunned by what they saw that they even forgot to cry.
At this time, the captain of the other ship also rushed over, sweating profusely, "Sir, sir, how is Mr. Walton?"
"This gentleman suffered a sudden cardiac death. The specific cause is unknown. You must return immediately. The yacht is docked at the Western Pier of Hong Kong Island. Please call the emergency number of Margaret Hospital and tell them that the boss has asked them to prepare an ambulance and emergency room immediately."
After Chen Xia finished speaking, a second defibrillation was performed.
Finally, the old man responded. The defibrillator showed that his heart rhythm had recovered. The old man slowly opened his eyes and looked at the people around him blankly.
Chen Xia sat down on the ground and quickly comforted him:
"Sir, I'm a professional doctor. You just had an accident, but we've saved you. Now you need to stay quiet, understand?"
The old man stared at Chen Xia with pleading eyes and whispered, "Help me."
Chen Xia nodded, and holding the old man's hand gave him the greatest comfort. People are most vulnerable when they are near death, and they also need human care the most.
Seeing the old man wake up, everyone around cheered. The captain didn't care about the few people still swimming in the sea, and increased the speed of the ship, rushing towards Hong Kong Island at the fastest speed.
This is on the high seas, and it will take at least two hours to reach Hong Kong Island. Chen Xia dare not relax for a moment, because patients with sudden cardiac death are very likely to suffer a second cardiac and respiratory arrest, which can be fatal at any time.
The seven people who were still racing in the sea saw a yacht leaving quickly and were confused, especially the three white guys, who had a bad feeling.
At this time, the people on the yacht who stayed behind were waving to them desperately, asking them to return quickly, and then took them to catch up with the boat in front.
When the yacht docked two hours later, the ambulance was already parked at the pier, which was very close to Margaret Hospital and could be reached in no more than 5 minutes by car.
The old man's heart stopped beating again along the way, but fortunately Chen Xia was guarding him and no accident happened.
This made the white people on the boat very grateful. A younger girl almost rushed over and kissed him, which attracted the attention of several young people from Yuezhou Hospital.
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