Simple device could save heart-attack victims, experts say

The sudden death of a man who had a heart attack at a Beijing subway station has aroused public calls for making critical first aid equipment available in public places after attempts to revive him failed.

Jin Bo, 34, an editor at tianya.com, an online forum, fainted and fell on a subway platform on Wednesday evening. He did not recover despite attempts by several passengers to save him, according to a report in Beijing News.

Jin was taken to a nearby hospital half an hour later, but doctors said he was dead, the report said.