The emergency medical technicians arrived to find a patient, but not the one they expected: my stepfather nearly died himself that night after hyperventilating from the shock, which all but overwhelmed lungs already compromised by emphysema.

• 赶到的医护人员确实发现有个病人亟待急救，却不是他们所预期的病人：那天晚上，继父因惊吓过度而剧烈喘气，使得原本因肺气肿而受损的肺脏无法负荷，差点也就死了。