A short video showing a female cosplayer offering medical help to a man who had collapsed on the road has gone viral on Chinese internet, winning praise from netizens.

The video was shot in rainy weather outside the venue for an animation and comic exhibition in Shanghai on Friday.

Screenshot from the video

In the video, the girl kneels on the ground, her dress becoming soaked in a puddle, and asks the man if he is alright and reminds him to keep breathing as deeply as possible.

People nearby also help by holding an umbrella for them or calling emergency services. When the ambulance arrives, the girl accompanies the man to the Huashan Hospital.

The girl, Zhang Xinyu, is a postgraduate student majoring in clinical surgery at Suzhou University and also a comic book enthusiast.

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According to Zhang, she was on the way home after hosting an event at the convention when she got stuck in a traffic jam due to the hard rain, and at the sight of the man's collapse, Zhang and her partners didn't hesitate to get out of the car to provide help.

According to her preliminary assessment, the man fainted due to hypoglycemia, and his unconscious state became further aggravated while waiting for the arrival of the ambulance.

Fortunately, the man recovered after treatment.

After the good deed went viral on the internet, netizens left comments and gave numerous "thumbs-up" on Zhang's personal social media account as they poured out praise for the young woman.

After learning that her outfit had become soaked and damaged, the manufacturer of the costume promised to send her a new one for free.

When responding to people's complimentary remarks, Zhang said that she just did what a doctor with her professional knowledge should do.

"Cosplaying is my hobby while saving lives is a doctor's bound duty. I can't take all the credit, because everyone there was helping as well,” she said.

(Compiled by Zhang Jiawen and Xie Runjia)