Crowds of music fans have been praised for their unified response after a medical emergency unfolded during a music festival in central China's Hubei Province on Sunday night, with some 20,000 revelers quickly parting to create a pathway for medics to transport a collapsed man to a waiting ambulance.
The heartwarming moment occurred on the streets of Jingzhou City, where a large number of people had gathered for a performance, when one of the attendees reportedly took unwell and fainted.
When the alarm was raised that the man was in need of medical assistance, the attentive crowd allowed emergency responders to come through and perform immediate first aid treatment on site, before a stretcher was brought to transport the man to a waiting ambulance.
In a remarkable scene, as seen in footage filmed from above, the crowds coordinated along with police and emergency personnel to separate and create a clear gap -- which some later referred to as a "life channel" -- for the collapsed man to be speedily carried through.
The actions of the crowds were hailed by local people and emergency workers in enabling the man to be on his way to hospital in the space of just three minutes.
"The entire process was very quick. Everyone was in totally sync when making this pathway for the man to come through," said Ding Yi, a local community worker.
"I ran through a small channel and quickly led the medical personnel to this location. When they were carrying out first aid, the stretcher arrived, and then they moved the patient to the ambulance. The whole process took no more than three minutes," said Pei Zhihong, a police officer, as he explained where the incident unfolded.
According to local police, the man is now out of danger and recovering well.
Massive crowd makes way to allow medics to treat, transport patient at music festival
