Amid calls for help during wedding reception, bride tells groom – who is a nurse – to leave her and tend to man who had collapsed. Professional actions of husband-to-be and selfless attitude of the bride engage millions of people on social media. — SCMP
A Chinese groom who works as a nurse and broke off from his own wedding reception to save a life has received a flood of praise on mainland social media.
The act of compassion took place on May 7, in Huaian, a city in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu, where the groom, Feng Lukun, and his bride were greeting guests at their wedding.
Suddenly, Feng heard a call for help from a banquet hall that was hosting another wedding next door: “Someone has collapsed! Is there a doctor or nurse here?”
As a nurse in the emergency department of a local hospital, Feng is very sensitive to calls for help.
The bride, who had also heard the call, told her husband-to-be without hesitation: “Save life first. I’ll wait for you.”
Feng rushed to the collapsed man and found him convulsing and unconscious. In a later interview with local media, Feng said he judged at the time that the man was having a seizure.
Videos circulating online showed a besuited Feng first asking guests at the wedding to call emergency services before placing a cloth in the patient’s mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue.
A short time later, some colleagues from the emergency department who were attending the wedding came to help.
After 10 minutes an ambulance arrived and took the patient to hospital.
Local media outlet Huaian TV reported that the patient, a relative of the couple getting married in the banquet hall next door to Feng’s wedding venue, had a history of epilepsy but had not had a seizure for more than 10 years.
Following hospital treatment the patient regained consciousness and his family expressed their gratitude to Feng.
Feng told Huaian TV: “I think as a medical professional, I should come forward on any occasion when I encounter something like this.”
Last week, videos of the rescue became a hit on Weibo, attracting millions to offer praise online.
Clips from different media outlets have combined to generate more than two million views.
One online observer said: “This kind of good man is worth marrying. Not only is he kind, but he also respects his bride. So, ladies, keep your eyes peeled for a good husband.”
Another said: “The groom was so nice to save someone’s life at his wedding. I wish them a happy wedding and a good marriage for a hundred years.”
In March, a groom-to-be also sparked praise on social media after he jumped into a river to save a drowning girl during a pre-wedding photo shoot in eastern China’s Anhui province. – South China Morning Post
