A person in China has attracted the attention of social media after a heart attack at a railway station, only to regain consciousness and say, “I need to work”. As South China Morning PostThe incident took place on 4 February at a railway station in Changsha in Hunan province. In the 40s, the man was in queue to board a train when he suddenly fell. Many railway station employees and a doctor arrived in their defense, demonstrated emergency revival. The man received consciousness after about 20 minutes.
After receiving consciousness, the man surprised everyone with his first words. He said, “I need to take a high-speed train to go to work,” he said that he did not find it necessary to go to the hospital, SCMP Informed At the scene, a doctor urged the man to go to the hospital, warning that he had suffered injuries due to fall. Initially, he opposed going to the hospital. However, after some persuasion, he agreed to ride in an ambulance for further exams.
The man resonated with many internet users in China. “Oh dear, he woke up and the first thing he thought that he had to earn money. I have moved a lot!” A social media user said.
Another person said, “He is not alone in this society. Most of us have to tolerate high burden from house loans to children’s education. It is not easy for everyone.”
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In particular, the incident continuously comes against the background of high unemployment rate and overwork reports in China. According to SCMP, unemployment rate for people between the ages of 16 and 24 except students was 16.1% in November last year, below 17.1% in October.
Cases of sudden deaths of employees often made headlines due to excessive work hours. In 2022, an IT engineer at a major digital company in Shanghai – in his 30s – suddenly died in a gym. The engineer is alive by his pregnant wife and was burdened with home loans of 20,000 yuan (about Rs 239,000) in a month.
