Sudden Cardiac Arrest During Early Morning Soccer: "119 Video Call Saved Another Life!"

March 14, 7 AM, Cardiac Arrest Reported During Morning Soccer Game
119 Video Call Guides CPR to Reporter, Resuscitation Achieved Before Paramedics Arrive
Additional Emergency CPR Instruction Videos Produced for Easy Follow-Along Training

Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters 119 Video Call Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] The Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters announced on the 22nd that there was a case where a civilian saved a precious life through cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) via a 119 video call.

At 7:18 a.m. on the 14th, an urgent call was received at the 119 Comprehensive Situation Room reporting that a man in his 60s collapsed while playing soccer. Kang Su-yong, a situation management officer at the Emergency Situation Management Center who received the report, judged that there was a possibility of cardiac arrest as the patient was unconscious and breathing was labored. He dispatched a 119 ambulance and immediately made a video call to the caller.

Through the video call, it was confirmed that the patient was in the early stage of cardiac arrest. Officer Kang requested the caller to perform CPR, and the caller continuously administered chest compressions to the patient in sync with the officer’s signals and commands.

After about four minutes of continuous CPR, the collapsed man regained consciousness and breathing. The quickly arrived paramedics transported the patient to the hospital, where he recovered safely.

Since April 2019, the Fire Headquarters has been providing video call emergency treatment guidance for eight major diseases requiring immediate emergency response, including cardiac arrest. This year, a total of five people have been revived through video guidance.

Additionally, by analyzing past video guidance cases, they have produced their own videos such as a chest compression video within 10 seconds to enable rapid first chest compressions during the call, and a first-person perspective chest compression video that is easy for callers to follow, actively responding to various emergency situations.

Kim Jo-il, head of the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters, stated, “If the 119 dispatch is prompt and the caller’s initial response is effective, precious lives can be saved. We will continue to develop video call emergency treatment guidance and improve the quality of guidance to ensure that callers have no difficulty in performing initial responses.”

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