Hero delivers life-saving rescue
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The date 鈥 January 19, 2021 鈥 will perhaps forever remain etched to the memories of Wang Yong, a deliveryman working in Xi鈥檃n, the capital of northwest China鈥檚 Shaanxi Province.
After all, the 42-year-old went beyond his call of duty of delivering goods and managed to snatch a client from the clutches of death.
About 2pm that day, Wang realized that one of the three orders he had received was for 鈥淪uxiao Jiuxin Pill,鈥 a compound Chinese traditional medicine used in an emergency for treating heart attacks. So, he decided to prioritize the delivery of medicine.
But, before he could reach the destination his phone buzzed to a message from the client. 鈥淚鈥檓 too sick to get off the bed. Please bring the pills in, the door is left unlocked,鈥 it read.
Wang reached the client鈥檚 home within 10 minutes and upon arriving he saw two kids 鈥 one toddler and the other about 6 鈥 and their mother lying on the bed.
鈥淭he room was in a mess and it hadn鈥檛 been cleaned for days. I could tell she was very sick and could barely move or speak,鈥 he recalled.
Wang offered to send the 34-year-old single mother to a hospital but she declined. He only managed to add the lady on his WeChat in case an emergency befalls.
鈥淲orried as I was, I reckoned it was not convenient for a man like me to stay there,鈥 Wang said.
The entire afternoon while delivering other orders Wang continued to be concerned about the lady. Although he sent a message to check on her condition, there was no response for a long time.
At 6pm, when Wang was about to have dinner, he received a message.
鈥淣one of the medicines have worked. I can鈥檛 move my legs,鈥 it said.
Wang sensed the situation was grave and swung to her rescue. On his way, he turned to an on-duty traffic cop named Liu Dong for help.
Liu said Wang was repeatedly screaming 鈥渟omeone鈥檚 gonna die.鈥 Liu and Wang jumped into a police car and rushed to her rescue.
Footage from Liu鈥檚 bodycam shows a child opening the door around 7pm. By then the woman鈥檚 condition had worsened.
She was immediately rushed to the Xi鈥檃n Central Hospital, where she was diagnosed with cardiogenic asthma, a life-threatening heart disease.
鈥淚f she hadn鈥檛 reached the hospital in time, she would have died,鈥 said Bao Jianjun, a cardiologist. The woman, surnamed Wang, gave a thumbs up while talking about the deliveryman.
鈥淲ithout him, I couldn鈥檛 have survived. I鈥檒l be grateful to him for the rest of my life,鈥 she said.
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