Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station Conducts 'Pyeombulence' Emergency First Aid Skills Improvement Training

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station (Chief Song Seonghun) announced on the 29th that it conducted emergency treatment skill enhancement training for Pumbulance personnel to provide rapid emergency care for critically ill patients and improve survival rates.

Pumbulance is a compound word of fire pump truck (Pump) and ambulance (Ambulance).

It refers to a fire truck that can be dispatched when an ambulance is already on the way or is at a distant location, providing emergency treatment before the ambulance arrives or supporting the ambulance team by dispatching simultaneously.

This training covered basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator in preparation for cardiac arrest patients.

Choi Byungbok, head of the 119 Disaster Response Division, said, “We will do our best to provide ambulance services without blind spots to citizens during these difficult times due to COVID-19.”

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