Lifesaving heroine: Student performs CPR on elderly man in Phuket
A female high school student was praised for her quick response in assisting an elderly man whose heart had stopped while riding a motorcycle with a sidecar. The incident took place yesterday, January 6 at 2pm near the Cherng Talay Shrine on Srisoonthon Road in Cherng Talay subdistrict, Thalang district, Phuket province.
Upon receiving a report of an unconscious person having a seizure, the Cherng Talay Municipality rescue team dispatched an ambulance to the scene. They found the elderly man unconscious with cardiac arrest on his motorcycle with a sidecar.
The team immediately began administering CPR and utilised an automated external defibrillator (AED) to stabilise the man’s condition.
Due to the complexity of the necessary medical procedures, including CPR, AED setup, and airway management to provide oxygen, the team sought assistance from bystanders in the area.
Benjawan Kanpai, also known as Rinda, a student from Cherng Talay Wittaya School in her school uniform, quickly stepped forward to help. She assisted in performing CPR and operated the AED, delivering two shocks to the patient, reported KhaoSod.
Following these crucial interventions, the patient was swiftly transported to Thalang Hospital for further medical care.
In related news, a Thai chicken rice vendor successfully revived an Italian man who collapsed while dining at his restaurant in Phuket but tragically, the foreign man later passed away in hospital. A viral video of a Thai man administering CPR to a foreigner was widely shared on Thai social media on December 24.
In other news, a German man died at a resort on Koh Phayam, an island in the southern province of Ranong. A piece of candy may have been spat out of his mouth during CPR but officers concluded that the cause of death was a pre-existing medical condition. Officers from Pak Nam Ranong Police Station were alerted to the death of the 57 year old German national on October 29.
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