Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station Awards 'Heart Saver' to Citizens Who Saved Cardiac Arrest Patients

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The fire department awarded the 'Heart Saver' to citizens who revived the heart of a cardiac arrest patient who suddenly collapsed in a restaurant.

Gwangju Gwangsan Fire Station (Chief Song Seonghun) announced on the 17th that it awarded Heart Saver certificates and badges to Seong Gyeonghwan (34), Kim Hyunsu (32), and Kim Kyungmin (29).

The Heart Saver is a system that awards certificates to people who save the lives of emergency patients on the brink of life and death due to cardiac or respiratory arrest through active emergency treatment such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

On December 19 last year, they quickly reported to 119 and performed CPR after seeing a citizen collapse at a restaurant in Unnam-dong.

The ambulance team that arrived after the report performed defibrillation and professional resuscitation, and spontaneous circulation was restored on site before the patient was transported to the hospital.

Seong Gyeonghwan said, "I think I instinctively moved the moment I heard someone collapse, and I am glad to have been able to save a life."

Meanwhile, last year, the Gwangsan Fire Station Heart Saver program revived the hearts of a total of 11 people, including 46 firefighters and 5 civilians.

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