Indeed, this was the first time since I turned 21 that I called 120 and rode in an ambulance. When my elders were sick before, I neither rode in an ambulance nor made the 120 call, and I might not have even been the first to know.
What made this time different was that the situation involved my roommate. After calling 120, the first question they asked was the address, then the patient’s condition, and surprisingly, they even asked about pandemic-related details… - -
My roommate likely suffered some lung injury, leading to breathing difficulties. As a result of panic, the condition worsened; after breathing heavily with his mouth wide open, he began to experience numbness, starting from his face, spreading to his extremities, and then to his limbs. At that point, he was drenched in cold sweat, struggling to breathe, and said, ‘Xiao Bing, I feel like I’m done for.’ Then he started gasping. He had no medical history; it was purely due to the physical fitness test. I guess he couldn’t catch his breath during the 1000-meter run or perhaps had a ruptured alveolus or something similar. Anyway, he kept putting it off until the 6th, when he finally felt unwell, returned to the dorm, and luckily, I, the idle person, was there (233).
While waiting for the ambulance, I guided them on how to get there. Upon arrival, it turned out there was no major issue; it was just the heavy breathing with his mouth open. If he had taken deep breaths through his nose instead, it would have been much better. On the way to the hospital, we happened to encounter a minor traffic accident on campus where someone was injured, so we provided some first aid. This was also my first time riding in an ambulance… - -, and in the end, the bill was 115 yuan.
As long as there’s no major issue, that’s good. This incident teaches us to seek medical attention early if we’re sick or feel unwell, to avoid delaying until serious problems arise… - -.
