Flight attendants wept for failing to save man's life

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Three flight attendants from China Southern Airlines have recently become the latest online sensations after a video capturing them sparing no efforts in saving the life of a cyclist on their way home from work went viral on China’s social media.

The airline stewardess carries out emergency treatment on the man injured in the car accident. /The Paper Photo

The two airline stewardesses and an attendant with their name unrevealed carried out the emergency treatment on Friday, after seeing a man lying in unconsciousness on the ground at an intersection in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province.

Immediately kneeling down to check the condition of the cyclist who was seriously bleeding after being knocked down by a truck, the staffs in uniform were then seen in the footage proceeding with the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in turn.

Their first-aid treatment that lasted for almost half an hour, however, failed to survive the injured from the deadly traffic accident.

On learning death of the man, the two stewardesses could not help but shed tears for being unable to save his life despite all efforts, according to several witnesses.

The three airline attendants proceed with CPR on the cyclist. /Weibo Photo

Since videos and photos capturing the good Samaritans behavior was posted by some passersby and widely shared online, the airline staffs have received overwhelming appreciation from netizens.

Netizens extend appreciation to the airline staffs. /Weibo Photo

“Don’t cry, you have already done your utmost to save the man. Would really like to give you a thumb up,” @zifeiyu188 commented on China’s Twitter-like Weibo.

“They are not only beautiful in look but also in soul,” @chunkan extended respects to the kind-hearted flight attendants.

Qiao Xia, director of the party committee office of the air company told the Paper, a Shanghai-based news portal in an interview that one stewardess carried out the first aid despite her own fatigue after an 11-hour flight from London to Guangzhou.

The stewardess is tired after the first-aid treatment. /Weibo Photo

She further noted that the staff members are fully eligible to launch emergency medical treatment with professional training, in response to a controversy as to whether they are qualified enough for the medical move and whether the CPR is proper for the man wounded in the car accident.

Screenshot of the Paper's interview with Qiao Xia, director of party committee office of China's Southern Airlines.

“When the injured has already lost breath and heartbeats, the only thing they could do is CPR,” Qiao said.

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