There has been a tragedy in the Irish study abroad community recently.
A Chinese student died after missing the best time for first aid after he was suspected of choking on a bed and eating.
Recently, the Coroner's Board of Investigators held a hearing on the case.
The incident occurred on January 6, 2020, when Zuwei Yang, a 22-year-old Chinese student, suffered cardiac arrest after suffering from breathing in his apartment in the National College of Ireland's student accommodation on Mayor Street in Dublin District 1.
Despite multiple resuscitations, Yang was rushed to the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital before midnight and died.
The Coroner's Inquiry Board showed that there was a delay in transporting the victim to the hospital because there was no ambulance that night.
But the same school itself had trained first responders at that time, but because the international student's friends didn't know what to call for help, the best time for treatment was also delayed.
Eventually, the classmate was taken to the hospital with a cardiac arrest of about an hour and a half.
The deceased was also in the house with his girlfriend and another friend. The friend said that after taking the test that day, he returned to the apartment, where Yang was lying in bed and eating.
Yang asked his girlfriend to get his phone because he wanted to see his heart rate.
However, he was not finished yetbegan to make strange noises.
Yang began to have trouble breathing, his face turned purple, and he had strange expressions on his face, and the two people in the room began to perform CPR on him.
At 10:17 p.m. that night, they first called 999 (local emergency services) ambulance**.
Although they are listed"High priority", but at the same time told that there was no ambulance available.
At 10:46 p.m., the deceased's friend called emergency 999** again but there was still no ambulance, although the Dublin Fire Brigade sent a small team with paramedics and arrived at the scene at 10:51 p.m.
At 11:45 p.m. that night, an ambulance finally arrived and took Yang to the hospital.
Speaking at the coroner's inquest board, Khan, the college's school doctor, said he received the call about 30 minutes after Yang first showed signs of discomfort.
Bertie, the school's superintendent, said that Yang could have been treated sooner if the college's rules had followed. This is because students are told when they enter the campus that the details of the college's accident contingency plan are posted on the doors of all rooms in the student residence buildingThe letter in red indicates contact in case of emergency**
"Although the signs are only in English, students must have some language proficiency to attend the college's classes," says Bertie. If the regulations had been followed, the medical staff could have rushed over to treat Yang earlier. ”
After discovering that Yang was obviously unwell, the two friends did not call this **, and after learning that there was no ambulance, they chose to contact the course instructor in China, who contacted the school, and the school contacted the doctorBy this time, precious dozens of minutes had passed.
In response to the coroner's question, Bertie said Young's death was the first tragic incident at the college in 17 years. Since the student residence complex is privately owned and the management of the facility has been taken over from the college by a private company, there has been no scrutiny of the incident by the National Student Information Centre.
He believes that Mr. Yang's death was"Very unfortunate situation"caused.
The autopsy results showed that food debris and vomit were indeed found in Yang's respiratory tract, but there were no large pieces of food blocking the airway.
Pathologist Conor O'Keane said Yang had negative alcohol and drug test results and there was no evidence that he had anaphylactic shock due to an allergy to a particular food.
o'Professor Keane said that it was surprising that it was on the deceased19 different Chinese medicines were discovered, among othersMost are over-the-counter medications, but it is not clear what Chinese herbs he was actively taking before his death.
While two of these drugs have been linked to the possibility of possible sudden cardiac death, o'Professor Keane is convinced that it can be ruled out that Yang died because of this.
He agreed with Coroner Aisling Gannon that Yang died of asphyxiation in a manner that was done"Rare but recognized"。
Pathologists believe that the evidence supports that Yang had been lying in bed at the time and that his breathlessness was gradually changing, suggesting that he did not choke on a large piece of food.
Gerard O, an emergency medicine consultant at his alma mater'Connor also confirmed that no food was found to be blocking the deceased's airway during the rescue of the student.
o'Dr. Keane said that for a young person in good health, something like this happens"Particularly tragic events"。
Choking on food, taking a variety of proprietary Chinese medicines, no ambulance, no school first aid**. This series of problems eventually led to the loss of young lives.
Yang's death was finally decided by the Coroner's Board of InquiryAccidental death.
This also sparked heated discussions in the Chinese community.
Some people think that when international students were in a critical situation at that time, it was normal for them to think only of 999 emergency **, and they could not be blamed.
Some people also said that in recent years, Europe has cut its budget related to medical security, and the scarcity of medical personnel has led to ambulances being under load, and it is the norm to not be able to call ambulances, and everyone should know which emergency departments can be used.
Some people also said that when going out, everyone's medical history and symptoms need to be understood first, and it is best to record it in the hospital.
As for why there are so many Chinese medicines in the body, it is also a question that many netizens are concerned about.
I don't know what everyone thinks of such a judgmentWhether it is reasonable or notThis?