Doctor tries to save unconscious Green GSM driver who crashed his car

The driver, who eventually passed away, had a cardiac arrest.

A doctor and fitness enthusiast, Fit Francis, shares his collision encounter with a Green GSM taxi driver at Aurora Boulevard in Cubao, Quezon City. He also shares about how he assessed the driver and attempted to save him. 

While Francis was near the stoplight, he noticed that someone bumped into the back of his car. Afterwards, he checked on the vehicle and assessed the situation.

“Pagbaba ko, nakita ko yung sasakyan. Ano ‘to yung green taxi, yung EV. Nakita ko paatras siya, kaya sabi ko ‘hala tatakbuhan pa ata ako nito.’ Tapos na-realize ko, medyo malayo na yung inaatrasan niya hanggang meron na siyang naatrasang isang sasakyan,” Francis said. 

He saw the driver’s body unconsciously lying at the passenger seat, saying that the driver had a myocardial infarction (or heart attack) and acute coronary syndrome, a condition caused by sudden, reduced blood flow to the heart. 

After seeking help from the ambulance and the police, he made chest compressions to the driver—making him temporarily conscious on their way to the hospital. The driver requested to call his children to ask about his condition; however, he eventually passed away. 

Francis adds that the accident serves as a lesson for all medical doctors.

“Siguro para ma-share na rin sa lahat ng mga doctors, na di natin alam kung kailan tayo tatawagin ng situation para gawin yung training na meron tayo,” he added.