A man was taken to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest at a coffee shop in Toa Payoh on April 22.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call for assistance at Block 203 Toa Payoh North at around 1.10pm and conveyed one person to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Dr Martin Wong, who lives and works in the area, told Stomp he was alerted to the case through the myResponder app at about 1.11pm and immediately ran across the road to help.
The 53-year-old researcher and adjunct professor said: “I cut my fingers while retrieving an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), but there was no time to think about that.”
‘Everyone looked shocked’
Martin, who was with his colleagues and wife, said they initially did not notice anything unusual upon reaching the block.
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“I then ran into the coffee shop and shouted to ask if anyone was unconscious. Everyone looked shocked,” he said.
