I saved my life with CPR, but I misunderstood the sexual harassment...I've helped you and you're just regretting the hurt
Jul 21, 2025
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According to Hong Kong media South China Morning Post, a young woman suddenly fell unconscious on a street in Hengyang, Hunan Province, on the 12th.
A female doctor at a nearby hospital who was at the scene immediately performed CPR, but as time passed and he got tired, he asked for help.
At this time, a 42-year-old man, identified only by his surname Pan, who was passing by on a bicycle, came to the rescue, saying that he had a degree in clinical medicine and had received CPR education.
As an incumbent medical school professor, he conducted CPR alternately with female doctors.
The doctor checked the patient's vital signs and asked the family to call an ambulance. After about 10 minutes, the patient began to exhale and regained consciousness, and was taken to the hospital in an arriving ambulance.
The video was posted online and drew attention. There were many opinions that rapid CPR saved lives, but some took issue with the fact that Pan put his hand on the woman's chest while performing CPR.
Netizens are saying "It's clearly an act of touching the chest" and "CPR should only be done to women."", Groundless criticism continued, such as "'Shouldn't you press your stomach instead of your chest?'
After the controversy, Pan told Chinese media ZuPai News that `I went out fearlessly to save lives, but I was only hurt.' `If I had known that I would have been criticized like this, I wouldn't have come forward.'
He also says that the CPR must place his hand exactly above the sternum"If my method was wrong, the medical staff would have pointed it out at the scene," he said, refuting the allegation of sexual harassment.
A witness who was at the scene said "The situation was very tense at the time. No one took issue with the position of the hand"The two worked together to save the woman's life" he said.
Since then, many citizens have defended Mr. Pan, saying, `Saving lives is a priority rather than considering gender", "It doesn't matter who saves someone when they fall. He did a great job" is responding.
Concerns have been raised that the incident may reduce the psychological burden of rescuers in that even actions to save lives in emergency situations can be subject to misunderstanding and criticism.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
