After heart attack, China man's first thought is 'Need to rush to work'

The doctor who had helped the man at the railway station advised him to get a physical check-up done as he might have suffered injuries from the fall when he collapsed.

In yet another instance of work burden and the need to make money, a Chinese man who was revived after he had collapsed from a heart attack at a railway station said - "I need to rush to work".

According to a report by the South China Morning Post which cited another Chinese publication, the incident occurred at a railway station in Changsha in China's Hunan province when the man suddenly collapsed while he was in a queue to board a train, on February 4.

A doctor from a nearby health centre and railway staff rushed to the man's aid to revive him.

The man who was in his 40s regained consciousness after about 20 minutes and surprised everyone with his words.

According to SCMP, he said, "I need to take the high-speed train to go to work", adding that according to him it wasn't important to go a hospital.

The doctor who helped the man at the railway station advised him to get a physical check-up done as he might have suffered injuries from the fall when he collapsed.

The man then agreed to get onto the ambulance. Social media users reacted to the incident expressing their views over unemployment.

According to the publication's report, a user wrote, "Oh dear, he woke up and the first thing he thought of was to make money. I am so moved!"

Another wrote, "He is not alone in this society. Most of us have to bear high burdens, from house loans to kids’ education. It is not easy for everyone."

According to SCMP which cited data from the National Bureau of Statistics, in China the unemployment rate among people aged between 16-24 was 16.1 per cent in November and 17.1 per cent in October 2024.