Man saved after 30-minute cardiac arrest

A 56-year-old man enters Harbin No.2 Hospital at 8:55 a.m. on May 14, 2017 with cardiac arrest brought on by a sudden asthma attack. [Photo: hljnews.cn]

The patient was sent to Harbin No.2 Hospital at 8:55 a.m. on Sunday. His family reported the man had stopped breathing 10 minutes earlier due to a sudden asthma attack.

Initial signs suggested the patient had died. However, doctors decided to try to resuscitate him anyway. 20 minutes of CPR and other techniques finally restored the man's heart beat at 9:15 a.m. 15 minutes later, the patient was breathing on his own.

Doctors and nurses rush to an emergency room at Harbin No.2 Hospital to try to revive heart attack victim. [Photo: hljnews.cn]

Several doctors and nurses provide CPR and other techniques to restore patient's heart beat. [Photo: hljnews.cn]

Several doctors and nurses provide CPR and other techniques to restore patient's heart beat. [Photo: hljnews.cn]