While everyone knows that it’s important to hold a steady job in order to sustain oneself and the family, making sure your health is in tiptop condition is the most important priority of all.
A man in China suffered a heart attack but was fortunately snatched from the jaws of death thanks to the quick action of a doctor, only to shock everyone with his insistence to head back to work immediately.
China man gets revived from heart attack, refuses to go to hospital
According to a report by South China Morning Post (SCMP), a man in his 40s collapsed to the ground after he suffered a heart attack on the eight day on Chinese New Year on Feb 4.
The incident took place at the platform of a railway station in Changsha, Hunan province, where the man was queuing up to board a train.
Fortunately, he regained consciousness after 20 minutes, thanks to the rapid response of railway staff and a doctor from a major local health centre.
To their shock, the first words that came out from the man’s mouth upon being revived was this:
I need to take the high-speed train to go to work. I don’t think it’s necessary for me to go to the hospital.”
However, the doctor told the man that it was imperative for him to have a physical check-up at a hospital as he might have sustained injuries from collapsing to the ground.
Thankfully, the man took the doctor’s advice and agreed to be sent to the hospital via an ambulance.
The man’s story has since caused a stir among netizens, who expressed sympathy and said it was a microcosm of China’s brutal work culture.
As per a report by China Daily in 2016, a staggering 600,000 people have died due to overwork. This was further exacerbated by the youth unemployment rate, which stood at 16% last year.
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