Seongbuk-gu Donam 1-dong Elderly Living Alone Saved After Losing Consciousness Sparks Attention

Donam 1-dong Community Service Center Protects Elderly Living Alone Through Prompt Visits... Continuous Monitoring Enables Immediate Response to Crisis... Provides Hospital Expenses and Acts as Guardian Until Treatment Completion

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Donam 1-dong Community Service Center in Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) has gained attention for saving the life of a solitary elderly person through consistent monitoring.

On the afternoon of the 9th, around 2 PM, while checking on the solitary elderly as usual, the community center staff could not reach the individual by phone and immediately went to the elderly person's home. They found the elderly person unconscious due to hypoglycemic shock and called 119, successfully saving the precious life.

The responsible public official and 119 firefighters are visiting the site to respond to the emergency situation.

The community center staff, who had been constantly monitoring and were aware that the elderly person suffered from a chronic illness and took daily walks with a pet dog, said, “When we visited the elderly person's home, we instinctively sensed an emergency from the ringing phone and the barking of the pet dog inside the house.”

They added, “We quickly requested help from 119, and also conveyed the elderly person's chronic illness and health condition to the arriving paramedics, which facilitated smooth medical treatment.”

Furthermore, the community center acted as the elderly person's guardian during hospital visits and stayed with them until they regained consciousness. In addition, they supported hospital expenses necessary for treatment through emergency welfare and case management funds.

Meanwhile, the Donam 1-dong Community Service Center Public Welfare Team, which saved this precious life, also helped a resident in crisis through monitoring last October.

When a solitary elderly resident went missing in the area, the team analyzed the missing person's lifestyle patterns they had previously identified and found the elderly person within an hour of the report, ensuring their safe return home.

A Donam 1-dong Community Service Center official stated, “The Donam 1-dong Public Welfare Team continuously monitors vulnerable groups, including solitary elderly people, within each staff member’s assigned area,” and added, “We will do our best to make Donam 1-dong a safe community by responding more quickly than anyone else to safety accidents or emergencies and connecting residents to necessary services.”

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