Gwangju City Wins 'Best Award' at Korea Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Competition

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 6th that it won the Minister of Health and Welfare Award, the highest prize, at the '9th Korea Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Competition' held on the 5th at the Government Sejong Convention Center International Conference Room, hosted by the National Fire Agency.

The ‘Bounce Bounce (Buk-gu Sports Council)’ team, representing Gwangju City, is the team that won first place at the ‘Gwangju Metropolitan City Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Competition’ on the 24th of last month.

This competition featured 38 participants from 13 teams composed of general citizens and students who won first place in the preliminary rounds of each city and province. They passionately competed with themed stories reenacting cardiac arrest scenarios and the process of performing CPR.

The ‘Bounce Bounce’ team recreated the cardiac arrest situation of a member who participated in a physical education program class after wearing a mask for a long time or in large quantities due to COVID-19, with a well-organized performance and quick and accurate CPR.

In particular, the team received high praise from judges composed of emergency medicine professors for theme delivery and originality, CPR evaluation, and the use of an automated external defibrillator.

Lee Jeong-ja, head of the city’s Rescue and Emergency Department, said, “As citizens’ interest in CPR increases, news of lives being saved is also growing,” and added, “We will continue education and promotion efforts to raise awareness of the importance of understanding CPR and emergency treatment.”

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