Jeju Fire Headquarters, National First Place in Korea Emergency Medical Service Competition

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters (Chief Park Geun-oh) announced on the 2nd that the Jeju Fire Department's emergency medical team won first place nationwide and received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award at the ‘4th Korea 119 Emergency Medical Activity Competition’ held at Daegu EXCO on the 31st of last month.

Now in its 4th year, the Korea 119 Emergency Medical Activity Competition was established to strengthen the on-site response capabilities of emergency medical technicians and improve the quality of 119 emergency medical services by evaluating emergency patient assessment, specialized treatment, and activity recording skills.

This competition featured a total of 19 teams representing fire headquarters from cities and provinces nationwide. Eight teams that passed the first round of written and video evaluations competed in the finals, where four members formed one team to compete in emergency treatment and emergency activity log recording skills.

The first evaluation category, the emergency activity section, assessed the fulfillment of the team leader’s (commander’s) role, smooth communication among emergency medical technicians, and expertise in emergency treatment.

The record writing section focused on the appropriateness of recording patient interview information and emergency treatment details, while the situation reporting section emphasized techniques for situation reporting (debriefing) regarding overall on-site activities.

The Jeju representatives, Firefighter Goyongcheol, Firefighter Kim Heena, Firefighter Lee Jiwon, and Firefighter Song Sohee, simulated an ‘emergency situation of hypersensitive shock due to allergy’ and were highly praised by the judges for demonstrating excellent teamwork and appropriately treating the patient, winning the grand prize of the competition.

Firefighter Song Sohee said, “I am very pleased to be able to showcase the capabilities of the Jeju emergency medical team nationwide through this competition,” adding, “We will continue to strive to strengthen our emergency medical capabilities through rapid on-site emergency treatment and accurate emergency record training.”

Park Geun-oh, Chief of Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters, said, “This achievement is the result of the team members’ dedicated training and strengthened teamwork,” and added, “We will continue to enhance the on-site response capabilities of emergency medical technicians to provide high-quality 119 emergency medical services to the residents.”

Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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