ByteDance: 28-year-old engineer dies after 41 hours of rescue

Recently, a news of "ByteDance, a 28-year-old engineer died of sudden myocardial infarction" spread rapidly on the Internet. In the early morning of February 23, ByteDance officially responded that it is still being rescued. On the afternoon of the 23rd, according to the latest internal news of ByteDance, the ByteDance intranet has updated the statement: At around 13:00 today, employee Wu died unfortunately after 41 hours of rescue.

It is reported that the news of the "sudden death of a 28-year-old employee of ByteDance" came from a screenshot of a chat sent by the wife of a suspected ByteDance employee surnamed Wu: "Husband died of sudden infarction in the center of the gym of ByteDance. There is a lot of overtime and a lot of pressure." According to her, her husband is an image algorithm engineer in the video architecture department of ByteDance and has been with the company for 4 years.

The woman said that her husband died of a "sudden myocardial infarction. He used Ecomo for a day and a night, but unfortunately his husband was brain dead and had no spontaneous breathing and heartbeat. The doctor said he was unable to recover."

As soon as this news came out, it attracted a lot of attention.

On the morning of February 23, many media called ByteDance customer service specifically for this, and the other party said that the official notification shall prevail.

According to media reports, ByteDance provided a screenshot of the intranet post on the morning of the 23rd, saying that the employee behaved abnormally when exercising in the gym, and the coach called 120 to call the emergency personnel to arrive at the scene for treatment and then sent to an ambulance, which is still being rescued in the hospital.

The following is the full text of the notice:

"Thank you for your concern for Wu. At present, Wu is still in the rescue. Because of the sudden incident, there are many misunderstandings in outside information. Here I will tell you the specific situation:

At 18:00 on February 21st, Wu went to Zhongweitong gym to exercise. At 18:56, Wu developed dizziness after exercising for about an hour and went to the tea room to rest. The gym coach noticed that he was behaving abnormally and stepped forward to ask. Student Wu said that he may have low blood sugar. The coach poured him a glass of sugar water and informed the administrative front desk to activate the SOS duty number.

At 19:09, the security manager obtained the support of the sphygmomanometer on the scene. After measuring the blood pressure for Wu, he suggested that he contact his colleagues to accompany him to see a doctor. During this period, Wu students vomited.

At 19:18, the coach called 120. At the same time, the security manager and another security guard at the scene performed CPR first aid on Wu (both of whom hold first aid certificates).

At about 19:30, 120 emergency personnel arrived at the scene for treatment, and then sent Wu to an ambulance.

As of 0:30 on February 23, according to feedback from the hospital, Wu was in critical condition and is still being rescued. We will accompany you all the way. And actively assist family members to deal with related matters and help family members tide over difficulties. "

On the afternoon of the 23rd, the notice was updated:

Follow-up of the incident: ByteDance stated that the company has assumed all medical expenses and fully provided logistical support. The company will also provide pensions and care to Wu’s family members, assist in handling related matters, and try their best to help his family get through the difficulties.

Event update on the 24th: Regarding the news on the Internet that "ByteDance will compensate 20 million yuan, the company will help pay off the mortgage, and the salary will be sent to the child's adulthood", Ms. Zhang, the mother of classmate Wu, clarified on the evening of the 23rd: It is very painful now. The news that the compensation of 20 million yuan is false, and the two parties have not yet negotiated compensation matters.