A Rookie Firefighter Who Has Donated Blood Since Age 20, Now 33 Years Old... 100 Donations Over 13 Years, Awarded the 'Blood Donation Honor Medal'

Firefighter Park Minseung, Wicheon 119 Safety Center, Geochang Fire Station.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A prestigious and ‘great’ award was given into the hands of a rookie firefighter who is 33 years old this year.

Although he became a firefighter only last year and is still a newcomer, in this regard he was counted among the ‘veterans.’

The certificate inscribed with ‘The reason the world respects you’ marks his 100th blood donation. Since it took 13 years, he has been sharing life with others since he was 20 years old.

The Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters announced on the 24th that firefighter Park Min-seung (male, 33), who works at the Wicheon 119 Safety Center of the Geochang Fire Station, achieved 100 blood donations on the 18th and received the ‘Korean Red Cross Blood Donation Honor Award.’

He allowed the needle into his arm 100 times over 13 years for the blood donation called ‘sharing life.’

Firefighter Park was appointed as a rookie paramedic in 2021. Before his appointment, he worked as a nurse at university hospitals and others. Now, he protects the lives and safety of Gyeongnam residents on the front lines.

He first started donating blood at age 20, and now, amid the spread of the Omicron variant and the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic causing difficulties in blood supply, his 100 acts of giving have come as an inspiration to the world.

Firefighter Park said, “My first blood donation experience on a bus was out of curiosity and the expectation of helping someone, and gradually it reached 100 times.”

He said he acted more after learning that blood donation helps not only transfusions but also the manufacture of medicines.

“It took 13 years to reach 100 times, but there are many people who donate blood more diligently than I do,” he said with a smile, “It seems fitting for a firefighter who saves lives.”

Becoming a blood donation ambassador ‘half voluntarily, half by circumstance,’ he ‘promoted,’ “Although it cannot be forced, if there is no health burden, I hope many people participate in blood donation during this time when blood reserves are severely lacking due to COVID-19.”

He added his pledge, “I will continue to transfuse warmth into our society steadily without being obsessed with the number of times.”

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