Bus driver takes passengers to the emergency room

Hanoi While on the road, suddenly a passenger had a seizure and lost consciousness. Driver Tran Ngoc Chi, 44 years old, immediately took the patient to the emergency room, noon on March 19.

Mr. Chi, an employee of the Hanoi BRT Bus Rapid Transit Company, said the passenger was a young man around 20 years old who got on the bus at the Quoc Oai Hospital stop at 12 noon on March 19. At the La Duong intersection in Ha Dong district, the man suddenly fell to the floor of the bus, had muscle spasms and lost consciousness.

Realizing that the passenger's life could be in danger if he did not receive emergency care in time, driver Chi asked the others to move to the back of the bus to create more space. Assistant driver Le Van Thang laid the patient down, took off his coat and propped his head up while Chi drove straight to the Dai Mo Ward Medical Station, Nam Tu Liem District, about a kilometer away.

After taking the patient to the emergency room, driver Chi reported the incident to the management and instructed the remaining passengers to catch another bus while he stayed behind to monitor the patient's health and find a way to contact his family.

Identification documents show the patient's name is Nguyen Dinh Nam Khanh, 20 years old, from Ngoc My commune, Quoc Oai district.

Bus No. 89 driven by driver Tran Ngoc Chi transported a passenger with a seizure to the Dai Mo ward medical station at noon on March 19. Photo: Nguyen Nam Khanh

Medical station staff Pham Thi Lan said the patient was brought in with his limbs convulsed and unconscious. After 15 minutes of emergency treatment, the patient regained consciousness and gradually regained consciousness.

After about 30 minutes, the patient’s father from Ha Dong district arrived at the medical station. He said that his son had a history of seizures and had been examined more than a year ago but had relapsed 4-5 times. At 2:30 p.m., when his son’s health was stable, he thanked the two drivers and the medical station staff and asked to take his son home.

The first time she received a patient with a seizure and was taken to the station by a bus driver, Ms. Lan said this was very practical and timely, shortening the emergency time for the patient.

"Both of them are very enthusiastic, kind, and busy but still arranged to stay and wait for relatives to arrive," said Ms. Lan.

Driver Tran Ngoc Chi (left) and assistant driver Le Van Thang (right) with patient Nam Khanh after receiving timely emergency care at Dai Mo Ward Medical Station on the afternoon of March 19. Photo: Nguyen Nam Khanh

The timely action of the two male drivers to save people was praised by many people on social networks.

On the afternoon of March 19, the Planning and Dispatching Department of the Hanoi BRT Bus Rapid Transit Enterprise proposed to reward driver Tran Ngoc Chi and assistant bus driver Le Van Thang, in order to encourage and motivate individuals with a sense of responsibility in customer service.

Quynh Nguyen

Source: https://vnexpress.net/lai-xe-buyt-dua-khach-di-cap-cuu-4724207.html