Nurse commended for saving life of old man suffering heart attack aboard Taipei Metro

Taiwan News
Date: 2018/07/25
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—A nurse who saved the life of an old man suffering a heart attack aboard a metro train in Taipei by performing CPR on the man and applying AED earlier this month today (July 25) received a testimonial and some free metro tickets from Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation for her kindness and great act, the Taipei Veterans General Hospital, where the nurse works, said in a news release

According to the news release, TVGH nurse Chiu Yi-chia (丘怡佳) was aboard a Taipei Metro train in the afternoon of July 9, and when the train was leaving MRT Yuanshan Station, she noticed that an old man sitting in front of her was turning his eyes upwards and his body was turning stiff. The old man immediately dropped his head, embraced his chest with his arms, and after about 20 seconds lost consciousness, the hospital said, adding that upon seeing that Chiu immediately called station personnel for help.    [FULL  STORY]