'Every second counts': CPR-trained clubgoer who saved collapsed man at Zouk urges others to act

A night out at Zouk took an unexpected turn when a man suddenly collapsed, prompting a fellow clubgoer to step forward and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until help arrived.Despite the party continuing around him, the man who stepped in, who wanted to be known only as Charlie, 49, said he instinctively responded after noticing that something was amiss. Speaking to AsiaOne on Thursday (Sept 24), Charlie, who works at Samaritans of Singapore, said the incident occurred in the early hours of Sept 19. "At around 2.30am, when I was planning to leave shortly, I noticed a commotion some distance away. People seemed to be standing around, so I thought maybe somebody got drunk," he said.Although Charlie said he did not pay much attention at first, he decided to act after being informed that the man had a heart condition and called for an ambulance."If he has a heart condition, we better do something urgent. Everyone was just standing around, not doing anything," he recalled.