Gwangyang Fire Station, Volunteer Firefighter An Yeongsuk Saves Citizen in Cardiac Arrest

Great Help from Volunteer Fire Brigade CPR Training Course

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] It has been reported that Ahn Young-sook (female, 45), who is active as a volunteer firefighter at the Gwangyang Fire Station in Jeonnam (Chief Seo Seung-ho), saved a man in his 50s who suffered cardiac arrest at the swimming area of Eochi Valley in Jinsang-myeon, Gwangyang City, around 2 p.m. on the 13th by performing CPR, delivering a touching story.

Ahn Young-sook, the head of the Saemaeul Women's Association in Gwangyeong-dong, visited a restaurant at Eochi Valley today as part of a social organization leaders' meeting. She noticed that one of the group members had not come out of the swimming area, and after searching with nearby people, she rescued the individual. Since the patient was unconscious and not breathing, she performed CPR. Thanks to Ahn Young-sook's prompt action, the patient regained consciousness and normal breathing and was handed over to the arriving 119 emergency medical team.

The man in his 50s was transferred to a hospital in Jungmadong, Gwangyang City, for treatment and is currently reported to be in a stable condition without life-threatening issues.

Ahn Young-sook is active in the Eastern Gwangyang Women's Volunteer Fire Brigade and holds a “CPR Instructor Certificate” issued by the Korea Fire Safety Institute. Notably, she had taken a volunteer firefighter CPR training course that morning, which helped her respond calmly in the urgent situation.

Meanwhile, the Gwangyang Fire Station conducts CPR training during assembly education and cyber education for volunteer firefighters and plans to continuously expand public CPR education through the volunteer firefighter corps.

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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