Always Ready to Serve: A Lion Who Never Travels Without a First Aid Kit
The journey was quiet. At 8:55 a.m. on October 2, 2025, aboard high-speed train D2224 from Chengdu to Wuhan, an urgent announcement broke the calm:“A passenger in Car 13 is in distress and requires immediate medical assistance.”
Among the hundreds of passengers, one man stood up immediately.
He was Peng Changjun, a member of the China Council of Lions Clubs (CCLC), Past Vice President of CCLC, Past Director of the CCLC Sichuan District, and Charter President of the Runze Club in Sichuan. Years of volunteer service had taught him a simple truth: when life is at stake, every second counts.
Taking the small first-aid kit he always carries with him, Peng hurried to Car 13.
There, a passenger was slumped in seat 18B. Her face was pale, cold sweat covered her forehead, and her voice was weak: “I can’t see clearly… my chest feels tight…”
The carriage fell silent. Peng identified himself and began to respond with calmness and precision. A quick check showed that the passenger’s blood pressure had dropped to 62/43 mmHg. Drawing on his first-aid training, he helped place her in a safer position and asked nearby passengers to assist in stabilizing her condition.
“Breathe with me,” Peng said steadily. “Inhale… exhale… good, keep going.”
For nine tense minutes, he closely monitored the passenger’s condition. Gradually, her blood pressure began to rise, her breathing became steadier, and color slowly returned to her face.
At 10:05 a.m., the train arrived at Chongqing North Railway Station, where medical staff were already waiting. Peng handed over his handwritten notes, including a detailed record of the emergency response, to support a smooth medical handover. The passenger was taken to hospital and was later confirmed to be out of danger.
Looking back on the moment, Peng said simply, “Since joining the ‘Aid at Hand’ emergency rescue program, carrying a first-aid kit has become a habit for me.”
From Preparedness to Protection
Launched by CCLC, the “Aid at Hand” emergency rescue program promotes first-aid education and emergency preparedness in communities. Through simulation drills, public training sessions and outreach activities, members learn practical life-saving skills, including CPR, emergency response and basic trauma care, so that they can offer timely assistance in critical moments.
For Peng, such training has long become instinct. On train D2224, his composure and swift response showed that when knowledge is joined by compassion, an ordinary act of service can make an extraordinary difference.
Kindness Within Reach
The small red kit has accompanied Peng on countless journeys. Inside are bandages and medicine, but it also carries a belief: help should never be far away.
CCLC believes that service is not found only in organized projects or formal events. It also lives in the quiet moments of daily life. Across the country, CCLC members are turning this belief into action, forming a mobile network of care and mutual support. Each rescue, each training session and each word of comfort helps extend the warmth of society a little further.
That morning on the train, one man’s readiness helped save a life and reminded everyone aboard that the spirit of service can travel wherever it is needed.