Dickson Yu regains consciousness: defibrillator probably saved life of TV star and former Hong Kong swimmer
The 28-year-old was treated with an automated external defibrillator (AED) when he collapsed while playing football – family relieved he is awake as his condition improves
A defibrillator, one of 263 being used in land-based venues around Hong Kong, probably saved the life of former Hong Kong swimmer and aspiring actor Dickson Yu Tak-shing, who regained consciousness on Friday night.
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) confirmed that a defibrillator had been used on Yu when the aspiring TV actor collapsed and fell into unconsciousness while playing football at Sai Ying Pun on Wednesday night.
According to a statement released by the LCSD, first aid was administered to the 28-year-old former member of the Hong Kong swimming squad and that a defibrillator had been called into action. A defibrillator is a device that gives a high energy electric shock to the heart through the chest wall to someone who is in cardiac arrest.
It is suspected that Yu, who has appeared in several TV dramas, including last year’s break out role as “Ocean” in My Ages Apart, was suffering from a heart condition when he slipped into a coma on Wednesday night.
Yu’s condition improved from critical on Wednesday night to stable on Friday. His mother said in a statement that Yu had regained consciousness and that the “worst was over” for him. Friends and relatives had been praying for him to pull through at Queen Mary Hospital.
